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rouge et or...une harmonie parfaite
oro e rosso ...armonia perfetta
vermell i daurat... harmonia perfecta
vermell i or... perfecta harmonia
vermelho e dourado...harmonia perfeita
rött och guld...perfekt harmoni
russu e oru...armunìa pirfetta
rojo y dorado...perfecta armonía
oro e ruju... armonia perfeta
rot und gold...perfekte Harmonie
The deep red of Garnets make this one of my favourite gems. Unlike the pinky shade of rubies (my birthstone), garnets are maroon-like in colour. Pictured are two raw garnets found at Gem Mountain and an emerald cut garnet, cut at Gem Mtn.
The Medieval Section is endebted to Kat Baxter, Curator of Archaeology and Numismatics at Leeds Museums and Galleries, for speaking to us in November and for providing photographs of some of the very handsome Medieval treasure objects from the West Yorkshire hoard. Kat began her talk by giving an overview of Leeds Museums and Galleries and by telling us about the development of Treasure legislation. The success of the Treasure law can be seen in the fact that before 1997 26 finds per year were found to be treasure but in 2011 970 cases were reported as treasure – 95% of them found by metal-detectorists.
The story of the West Yorkshire hoard began when the Finds Liaison Officer for West Yorkshire sent Kat some photographs in 2008 asking if she might be interested in the objects. At this point five objects had been discovered. A rescue excavation was organised to see if there were any other pieces from the hoard still in the ground. A further two items were recovered by the metal-detectorist on a return visit to the site. The objects included a very fine 10th century gold and garnet ring, a 9th century niello ring, two filigree rings, a fragment of a 7th century cloisonne brooch, a piece of gold ingot or hack gold, and a lead spindle whorl.
The 10th century gold and garnet ring is particularly fine and has not suffered any wear. It has an enlarged stepped bezel and is decorated with granulations of gold beads. The garnet looks too small for its dog tooth setting – either this garnet is a replacement or it has sunk as its mount has degraded.The gold content of the ring is very high. The back of the ring has a twisted hoop of gold wire with decorative terminals. It is so fine it may have belonged to a bishop. It certainly belonged to someone of high status.
The 9th century niello ring is a different kind of ring. It may have been worn over the gloves. It has four large oval panels decorated with leaf or zoomorphic motifs picked out in niello (a black mixture of copper, silver, and lead sulphides used as an inlay). It has suffered a lot of wear.
The filigree ring is smaller and thinner and of lower gold content. It is decorated with filigree and granulation. It is not symmetrical and though a beautiful piece of jewellery it is not of the same quality as the piece described earlier.
The cloisonne brooch or pendant fragment is the earliest item in the hoard and dates from the 7th century. It has cells for inlays such as garnets but these have been hacked on one side and torn or bent out of shape. It would have been a stunning high class object when complete.
The second set of objects from the hoard consist of a another high quality ring with a high gold content with granular decoration. The ring appears to have a hollow bezzle and although it rattles when shaken nothing shows up on x-rays. the ring may have been an ecclesiastical ring owned by someone of high status. Like the earlier ring it shows no wear and appears to be brand new.
The last object is a lead spindle whorl and at present it is not clear why this was included in the hoard of gold objects. Two of the rings are of the highest quality known from Anglo-Saxon England. However, the rings cover a considerable period of time (the brooch has been dated to the 7th century, the rings are later, perhaps between the 9th and 11th centuries). It has been suggested they may have been part of a thief’s stash and that the hoard was consumed little by little, the individual pieces hacked up and semi-precious stones chiselled out. It is interesting that another fine ring was found between Aberford and Sherburn in 1870. It is clear that in the 10th century there were some affluent individuals living in the vicinity of Leeds. It may be that some of the rings have ecclesiastical associations. It is unusual not to find any coins with the hoard. The hoard is important because it is the only Anglo-Saxon hoard found of this quality in the area. As such it is an important addition to local history. Certainly it raises more questions than it answers; why do the rings range so much in date, and why were they buried in a field?
The hoard took three years to go through the Treasure process and after being valued at just under £172,000 four months were allowed to raise the money needed to reimburse the finder, as is usual in cases of Treasure. The National Heritage Memorial Fund and the Art Fund made generous grants. The Headley Trust usually only makes a contribution if a Victoria and Albert Museum grant has been made but the latter had already been exhausted and the Headley Trust kindly made a grant award regardless. Further sums of money were given by Leeds Museums and Galleries, Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society, the Friends of Leeds Museums and Galleries, and the Goldsmiths’ Company. The remaining money was raised by a public appeal and the hoard was secured for Leeds. The objects went straight on display in the Leeds City Museum, and a brand new display about the hoard, partly funded by the Art Fund, will be going up this Spring.
Booty from Elmet?
I am very grateful to Kat Baxter, Curator of Archaeology at Leeds Museums and Galleries, for allowing me to reproduce the beautiful photo of a brooch fragment from the Leeds or West Yorkshire Ring Hoard. The hoard was found by a metal-detectorist in 2008 and 2009, and Kat has worked very hard to fund-raise the money needed to acquire the hoard for Leeds. The brooch fragment is one of a number of pieces of jewellery, mostly rings that are later in date than this brooch fragment, and a piece of gold ingot.
A short account of the West Yorkshire Hoard was recently published in Mary-Ann Ochota’s Britain’s Secret Treasures (Headline Publishing, 2013: pp.252-3) from which I taken these details. The brooch fragment has been dated to the 600s AD, like the Staffordshire Hoard but the finger rings seem to date from between 800 and 1000 AD. Further investigation of the location where the hoard was discovered didn’t yield any conclusive results.
The brooch fragment, it is said, would have been an antique when it went into the ground. This is speculating wildly but is it conceivable that one possible explanation for the presence of the brooch fragment is that it was a piece of plunder associated with the Kingdom of Elmet? Could it be a piece of that high status material culture that either belonged to an important member of Elmetian society or had been brought back to Elmet as plunder? Of course the material could have been brought in from elsewhere and have no particular connection with the West Riding apart from being found here. We can’t possibly know but it is tempting to speculate in an idle moment and it is a very interesting set of objects.
The Medieval Section is endebted to Kat Baxter, Curator of Archaeology and Numismatics at Leeds Museums and Galleries, for speaking to us in November and for providing photographs of some of the very handsome Medieval treasure objects from the West Yorkshire hoard. Kat began her talk by giving an overview of Leeds Museums and Galleries and by telling us about the development of Treasure legislation. The success of the Treasure law can be seen in the fact that before 1997 26 finds per year were found to be treasure but in 2011 970 cases were reported as treasure – 95% of them found by metal-detectorists.
The story of the West Yorkshire hoard began when the Finds Liaison Officer for West Yorkshire sent Kat some photographs in 2008 asking if she might be interested in the objects. At this point five objects had been discovered. A rescue excavation was organised to see if there were any other pieces from the hoard still in the ground. A further two items were recovered by the metal-detectorist on a return visit to the site. The objects included a very fine 10th century gold and garnet ring, a 9th century niello ring, two filigree rings, a fragment of a 7th century cloisonne brooch, a piece of gold ingot or hack gold, and a lead spindle whorl.
The 10th century gold and garnet ring is particularly fine and has not suffered any wear. It has an enlarged stepped bezel and is decorated with granulations of gold beads. The garnet looks too small for its dog tooth setting – either this garnet is a replacement or it has sunk as its mount has degraded.The gold content of the ring is very high. The back of the ring has a twisted hoop of gold wire with decorative terminals. It is so fine it may have belonged to a bishop. It certainly belonged to someone of high status.
The 9th century niello ring is a different kind of ring. It may have been worn over the gloves. It has four large oval panels decorated with leaf or zoomorphic motifs picked out in niello (a black mixture of copper, silver, and lead sulphides used as an inlay). It has suffered a lot of wear.
The filigree ring is smaller and thinner and of lower gold content. It is decorated with filigree and granulation. It is not symmetrical and though a beautiful piece of jewellery it is not of the same quality as the piece described earlier.
The cloisonne brooch or pendant fragment is the earliest item in the hoard and dates from the 7th century. It has cells for inlays such as garnets but these have been hacked on one side and torn or bent out of shape. It would have been a stunning high class object when complete.
The second set of objects from the hoard consist of a another high quality ring with a high gold content with granular decoration. The ring appears to have a hollow bezzle and although it rattles when shaken nothing shows up on x-rays. the ring may have been an ecclesiastical ring owned by someone of high status. Like the earlier ring it shows no wear and appears to be brand new.
The last object is a lead spindle whorl and at present it is not clear why this was included in the hoard of gold objects. Two of the rings are of the highest quality known from Anglo-Saxon England. However, the rings cover a considerable period of time (the brooch has been dated to the 7th century, the rings are later, perhaps between the 9th and 11th centuries). It has been suggested they may have been part of a thief’s stash and that the hoard was consumed little by little, the individual pieces hacked up and semi-precious stones chiselled out. It is interesting that another fine ring was found between Aberford and Sherburn in 1870. It is clear that in the 10th century there were some affluent individuals living in the vicinity of Leeds. It may be that some of the rings have ecclesiastical associations. It is unusual not to find any coins with the hoard. The hoard is important because it is the only Anglo-Saxon hoard found of this quality in the area. As such it is an important addition to local history. Certainly it raises more questions than it answers; why do the rings range so much in date, and why were they buried in a field?
The hoard took three years to go through the Treasure process and after being valued at just under £172,000 four months were allowed to raise the money needed to reimburse the finder, as is usual in cases of Treasure. The National Heritage Memorial Fund and the Art Fund made generous grants. The Headley Trust usually only makes a contribution if a Victoria and Albert Museum grant has been made but the latter had already been exhausted and the Headley Trust kindly made a grant award regardless. Further sums of money were given by Leeds Museums and Galleries, Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society, the Friends of Leeds Museums and Galleries, and the Goldsmiths’ Company. The remaining money was raised by a public appeal and the hoard was secured for Leeds. The objects went straight on display in the Leeds City Museum, and a brand new display about the hoard, partly funded by the Art Fund, will be going up this Spring.
Booty from Elmet?
I am very grateful to Kat Baxter, Curator of Archaeology at Leeds Museums and Galleries, for allowing me to reproduce the beautiful photo of a brooch fragment from the Leeds or West Yorkshire Ring Hoard. The hoard was found by a metal-detectorist in 2008 and 2009, and Kat has worked very hard to fund-raise the money needed to acquire the hoard for Leeds. The brooch fragment is one of a number of pieces of jewellery, mostly rings that are later in date than this brooch fragment, and a piece of gold ingot.
A short account of the West Yorkshire Hoard was recently published in Mary-Ann Ochota’s Britain’s Secret Treasures (Headline Publishing, 2013: pp.252-3) from which I taken these details. The brooch fragment has been dated to the 600s AD, like the Staffordshire Hoard but the finger rings seem to date from between 800 and 1000 AD. Further investigation of the location where the hoard was discovered didn’t yield any conclusive results.
The brooch fragment, it is said, would have been an antique when it went into the ground. This is speculating wildly but is it conceivable that one possible explanation for the presence of the brooch fragment is that it was a piece of plunder associated with the Kingdom of Elmet? Could it be a piece of that high status material culture that either belonged to an important member of Elmetian society or had been brought back to Elmet as plunder? Of course the material could have been brought in from elsewhere and have no particular connection with the West Riding apart from being found here. We can’t possibly know but it is tempting to speculate in an idle moment and it is a very interesting set of objects.
The Medieval Section is endebted to Kat Baxter, Curator of Archaeology and Numismatics at Leeds Museums and Galleries, for speaking to us in November and for providing photographs of some of the very handsome Medieval treasure objects from the West Yorkshire hoard. Kat began her talk by giving an overview of Leeds Museums and Galleries and by telling us about the development of Treasure legislation. The success of the Treasure law can be seen in the fact that before 1997 26 finds per year were found to be treasure but in 2011 970 cases were reported as treasure – 95% of them found by metal-detectorists.
The story of the West Yorkshire hoard began when the Finds Liaison Officer for West Yorkshire sent Kat some photographs in 2008 asking if she might be interested in the objects. At this point five objects had been discovered. A rescue excavation was organised to see if there were any other pieces from the hoard still in the ground. A further two items were recovered by the metal-detectorist on a return visit to the site. The objects included a very fine 10th century gold and garnet ring, a 9th century niello ring, two filigree rings, a fragment of a 7th century cloisonne brooch, a piece of gold ingot or hack gold, and a lead spindle whorl.
The 10th century gold and garnet ring is particularly fine and has not suffered any wear. It has an enlarged stepped bezel and is decorated with granulations of gold beads. The garnet looks too small for its dog tooth setting – either this garnet is a replacement or it has sunk as its mount has degraded.The gold content of the ring is very high. The back of the ring has a twisted hoop of gold wire with decorative terminals. It is so fine it may have belonged to a bishop. It certainly belonged to someone of high status.
The 9th century niello ring is a different kind of ring. It may have been worn over the gloves. It has four large oval panels decorated with leaf or zoomorphic motifs picked out in niello (a black mixture of copper, silver, and lead sulphides used as an inlay). It has suffered a lot of wear.
The filigree ring is smaller and thinner and of lower gold content. It is decorated with filigree and granulation. It is not symmetrical and though a beautiful piece of jewellery it is not of the same quality as the piece described earlier.
The cloisonne brooch or pendant fragment is the earliest item in the hoard and dates from the 7th century. It has cells for inlays such as garnets but these have been hacked on one side and torn or bent out of shape. It would have been a stunning high class object when complete.
The second set of objects from the hoard consist of a another high quality ring with a high gold content with granular decoration. The ring appears to have a hollow bezzle and although it rattles when shaken nothing shows up on x-rays. the ring may have been an ecclesiastical ring owned by someone of high status. Like the earlier ring it shows no wear and appears to be brand new.
The last object is a lead spindle whorl and at present it is not clear why this was included in the hoard of gold objects. Two of the rings are of the highest quality known from Anglo-Saxon England. However, the rings cover a considerable period of time (the brooch has been dated to the 7th century, the rings are later, perhaps between the 9th and 11th centuries). It has been suggested they may have been part of a thief’s stash and that the hoard was consumed little by little, the individual pieces hacked up and semi-precious stones chiselled out. It is interesting that another fine ring was found between Aberford and Sherburn in 1870. It is clear that in the 10th century there were some affluent individuals living in the vicinity of Leeds. It may be that some of the rings have ecclesiastical associations. It is unusual not to find any coins with the hoard. The hoard is important because it is the only Anglo-Saxon hoard found of this quality in the area. As such it is an important addition to local history. Certainly it raises more questions than it answers; why do the rings range so much in date, and why were they buried in a field?
The hoard took three years to go through the Treasure process and after being valued at just under £172,000 four months were allowed to raise the money needed to reimburse the finder, as is usual in cases of Treasure. The National Heritage Memorial Fund and the Art Fund made generous grants. The Headley Trust usually only makes a contribution if a Victoria and Albert Museum grant has been made but the latter had already been exhausted and the Headley Trust kindly made a grant award regardless. Further sums of money were given by Leeds Museums and Galleries, Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society, the Friends of Leeds Museums and Galleries, and the Goldsmiths’ Company. The remaining money was raised by a public appeal and the hoard was secured for Leeds. The objects went straight on display in the Leeds City Museum, and a brand new display about the hoard, partly funded by the Art Fund, will be going up this Spring.
Booty from Elmet?
I am very grateful to Kat Baxter, Curator of Archaeology at Leeds Museums and Galleries, for allowing me to reproduce the beautiful photo of a brooch fragment from the Leeds or West Yorkshire Ring Hoard. The hoard was found by a metal-detectorist in 2008 and 2009, and Kat has worked very hard to fund-raise the money needed to acquire the hoard for Leeds. The brooch fragment is one of a number of pieces of jewellery, mostly rings that are later in date than this brooch fragment, and a piece of gold ingot.
A short account of the West Yorkshire Hoard was recently published in Mary-Ann Ochota’s Britain’s Secret Treasures (Headline Publishing, 2013: pp.252-3) from which I taken these details. The brooch fragment has been dated to the 600s AD, like the Staffordshire Hoard but the finger rings seem to date from between 800 and 1000 AD. Further investigation of the location where the hoard was discovered didn’t yield any conclusive results.
The brooch fragment, it is said, would have been an antique when it went into the ground. This is speculating wildly but is it conceivable that one possible explanation for the presence of the brooch fragment is that it was a piece of plunder associated with the Kingdom of Elmet? Could it be a piece of that high status material culture that either belonged to an important member of Elmetian society or had been brought back to Elmet as plunder? Of course the material could have been brought in from elsewhere and have no particular connection with the West Riding apart from being found here. We can’t possibly know but it is tempting to speculate in an idle moment and it is a very interesting set of objects.
The Medieval Section is endebted to Kat Baxter, Curator of Archaeology and Numismatics at Leeds Museums and Galleries, for speaking to us in November and for providing photographs of some of the very handsome Medieval treasure objects from the West Yorkshire hoard. Kat began her talk by giving an overview of Leeds Museums and Galleries and by telling us about the development of Treasure legislation. The success of the Treasure law can be seen in the fact that before 1997 26 finds per year were found to be treasure but in 2011 970 cases were reported as treasure – 95% of them found by metal-detectorists.
The story of the West Yorkshire hoard began when the Finds Liaison Officer for West Yorkshire sent Kat some photographs in 2008 asking if she might be interested in the objects. At this point five objects had been discovered. A rescue excavation was organised to see if there were any other pieces from the hoard still in the ground. A further two items were recovered by the metal-detectorist on a return visit to the site. The objects included a very fine 10th century gold and garnet ring, a 9th century niello ring, two filigree rings, a fragment of a 7th century cloisonne brooch, a piece of gold ingot or hack gold, and a lead spindle whorl.
The 10th century gold and garnet ring is particularly fine and has not suffered any wear. It has an enlarged stepped bezel and is decorated with granulations of gold beads. The garnet looks too small for its dog tooth setting – either this garnet is a replacement or it has sunk as its mount has degraded.The gold content of the ring is very high. The back of the ring has a twisted hoop of gold wire with decorative terminals. It is so fine it may have belonged to a bishop. It certainly belonged to someone of high status.
The 9th century niello ring is a different kind of ring. It may have been worn over the gloves. It has four large oval panels decorated with leaf or zoomorphic motifs picked out in niello (a black mixture of copper, silver, and lead sulphides used as an inlay). It has suffered a lot of wear.
The filigree ring is smaller and thinner and of lower gold content. It is decorated with filigree and granulation. It is not symmetrical and though a beautiful piece of jewellery it is not of the same quality as the piece described earlier.
The cloisonne brooch or pendant fragment is the earliest item in the hoard and dates from the 7th century. It has cells for inlays such as garnets but these have been hacked on one side and torn or bent out of shape. It would have been a stunning high class object when complete.
The second set of objects from the hoard consist of a another high quality ring with a high gold content with granular decoration. The ring appears to have a hollow bezzle and although it rattles when shaken nothing shows up on x-rays. the ring may have been an ecclesiastical ring owned by someone of high status. Like the earlier ring it shows no wear and appears to be brand new.
The last object is a lead spindle whorl and at present it is not clear why this was included in the hoard of gold objects. Two of the rings are of the highest quality known from Anglo-Saxon England. However, the rings cover a considerable period of time (the brooch has been dated to the 7th century, the rings are later, perhaps between the 9th and 11th centuries). It has been suggested they may have been part of a thief’s stash and that the hoard was consumed little by little, the individual pieces hacked up and semi-precious stones chiselled out. It is interesting that another fine ring was found between Aberford and Sherburn in 1870. It is clear that in the 10th century there were some affluent individuals living in the vicinity of Leeds. It may be that some of the rings have ecclesiastical associations. It is unusual not to find any coins with the hoard. The hoard is important because it is the only Anglo-Saxon hoard found of this quality in the area. As such it is an important addition to local history. Certainly it raises more questions than it answers; why do the rings range so much in date, and why were they buried in a field?
The hoard took three years to go through the Treasure process and after being valued at just under £172,000 four months were allowed to raise the money needed to reimburse the finder, as is usual in cases of Treasure. The National Heritage Memorial Fund and the Art Fund made generous grants. The Headley Trust usually only makes a contribution if a Victoria and Albert Museum grant has been made but the latter had already been exhausted and the Headley Trust kindly made a grant award regardless. Further sums of money were given by Leeds Museums and Galleries, Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society, the Friends of Leeds Museums and Galleries, and the Goldsmiths’ Company. The remaining money was raised by a public appeal and the hoard was secured for Leeds. The objects went straight on display in the Leeds City Museum, and a brand new display about the hoard, partly funded by the Art Fund, will be going up this Spring.
Booty from Elmet?
I am very grateful to Kat Baxter, Curator of Archaeology at Leeds Museums and Galleries, for allowing me to reproduce the beautiful photo of a brooch fragment from the Leeds or West Yorkshire Ring Hoard. The hoard was found by a metal-detectorist in 2008 and 2009, and Kat has worked very hard to fund-raise the money needed to acquire the hoard for Leeds. The brooch fragment is one of a number of pieces of jewellery, mostly rings that are later in date than this brooch fragment, and a piece of gold ingot.
A short account of the West Yorkshire Hoard was recently published in Mary-Ann Ochota’s Britain’s Secret Treasures (Headline Publishing, 2013: pp.252-3) from which I taken these details. The brooch fragment has been dated to the 600s AD, like the Staffordshire Hoard but the finger rings seem to date from between 800 and 1000 AD. Further investigation of the location where the hoard was discovered didn’t yield any conclusive results.
The brooch fragment, it is said, would have been an antique when it went into the ground. This is speculating wildly but is it conceivable that one possible explanation for the presence of the brooch fragment is that it was a piece of plunder associated with the Kingdom of Elmet? Could it be a piece of that high status material culture that either belonged to an important member of Elmetian society or had been brought back to Elmet as plunder? Of course the material could have been brought in from elsewhere and have no particular connection with the West Riding apart from being found here. We can’t possibly know but it is tempting to speculate in an idle moment and it is a very interesting set of objects.
The Medieval Section is endebted to Kat Baxter, Curator of Archaeology and Numismatics at Leeds Museums and Galleries, for speaking to us in November and for providing photographs of some of the very handsome Medieval treasure objects from the West Yorkshire hoard. Kat began her talk by giving an overview of Leeds Museums and Galleries and by telling us about the development of Treasure legislation. The success of the Treasure law can be seen in the fact that before 1997 26 finds per year were found to be treasure but in 2011 970 cases were reported as treasure – 95% of them found by metal-detectorists.
The story of the West Yorkshire hoard began when the Finds Liaison Officer for West Yorkshire sent Kat some photographs in 2008 asking if she might be interested in the objects. At this point five objects had been discovered. A rescue excavation was organised to see if there were any other pieces from the hoard still in the ground. A further two items were recovered by the metal-detectorist on a return visit to the site. The objects included a very fine 10th century gold and garnet ring, a 9th century niello ring, two filigree rings, a fragment of a 7th century cloisonne brooch, a piece of gold ingot or hack gold, and a lead spindle whorl.
The 10th century gold and garnet ring is particularly fine and has not suffered any wear. It has an enlarged stepped bezel and is decorated with granulations of gold beads. The garnet looks too small for its dog tooth setting – either this garnet is a replacement or it has sunk as its mount has degraded.The gold content of the ring is very high. The back of the ring has a twisted hoop of gold wire with decorative terminals. It is so fine it may have belonged to a bishop. It certainly belonged to someone of high status.
The 9th century niello ring is a different kind of ring. It may have been worn over the gloves. It has four large oval panels decorated with leaf or zoomorphic motifs picked out in niello (a black mixture of copper, silver, and lead sulphides used as an inlay). It has suffered a lot of wear.
The filigree ring is smaller and thinner and of lower gold content. It is decorated with filigree and granulation. It is not symmetrical and though a beautiful piece of jewellery it is not of the same quality as the piece described earlier.
The cloisonne brooch or pendant fragment is the earliest item in the hoard and dates from the 7th century. It has cells for inlays such as garnets but these have been hacked on one side and torn or bent out of shape. It would have been a stunning high class object when complete.
The second set of objects from the hoard consist of a another high quality ring with a high gold content with granular decoration. The ring appears to have a hollow bezzle and although it rattles when shaken nothing shows up on x-rays. the ring may have been an ecclesiastical ring owned by someone of high status. Like the earlier ring it shows no wear and appears to be brand new.
The last object is a lead spindle whorl and at present it is not clear why this was included in the hoard of gold objects. Two of the rings are of the highest quality known from Anglo-Saxon England. However, the rings cover a considerable period of time (the brooch has been dated to the 7th century, the rings are later, perhaps between the 9th and 11th centuries). It has been suggested they may have been part of a thief’s stash and that the hoard was consumed little by little, the individual pieces hacked up and semi-precious stones chiselled out. It is interesting that another fine ring was found between Aberford and Sherburn in 1870. It is clear that in the 10th century there were some affluent individuals living in the vicinity of Leeds. It may be that some of the rings have ecclesiastical associations. It is unusual not to find any coins with the hoard. The hoard is important because it is the only Anglo-Saxon hoard found of this quality in the area. As such it is an important addition to local history. Certainly it raises more questions than it answers; why do the rings range so much in date, and why were they buried in a field?
The hoard took three years to go through the Treasure process and after being valued at just under £172,000 four months were allowed to raise the money needed to reimburse the finder, as is usual in cases of Treasure. The National Heritage Memorial Fund and the Art Fund made generous grants. The Headley Trust usually only makes a contribution if a Victoria and Albert Museum grant has been made but the latter had already been exhausted and the Headley Trust kindly made a grant award regardless. Further sums of money were given by Leeds Museums and Galleries, Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society, the Friends of Leeds Museums and Galleries, and the Goldsmiths’ Company. The remaining money was raised by a public appeal and the hoard was secured for Leeds. The objects went straight on display in the Leeds City Museum, and a brand new display about the hoard, partly funded by the Art Fund, will be going up this Spring.
Booty from Elmet?
I am very grateful to Kat Baxter, Curator of Archaeology at Leeds Museums and Galleries, for allowing me to reproduce the beautiful photo of a brooch fragment from the Leeds or West Yorkshire Ring Hoard. The hoard was found by a metal-detectorist in 2008 and 2009, and Kat has worked very hard to fund-raise the money needed to acquire the hoard for Leeds. The brooch fragment is one of a number of pieces of jewellery, mostly rings that are later in date than this brooch fragment, and a piece of gold ingot.
A short account of the West Yorkshire Hoard was recently published in Mary-Ann Ochota’s Britain’s Secret Treasures (Headline Publishing, 2013: pp.252-3) from which I taken these details. The brooch fragment has been dated to the 600s AD, like the Staffordshire Hoard but the finger rings seem to date from between 800 and 1000 AD. Further investigation of the location where the hoard was discovered didn’t yield any conclusive results.
The brooch fragment, it is said, would have been an antique when it went into the ground. This is speculating wildly but is it conceivable that one possible explanation for the presence of the brooch fragment is that it was a piece of plunder associated with the Kingdom of Elmet? Could it be a piece of that high status material culture that either belonged to an important member of Elmetian society or had been brought back to Elmet as plunder? Of course the material could have been brought in from elsewhere and have no particular connection with the West Riding apart from being found here. We can’t possibly know but it is tempting to speculate in an idle moment and it is a very interesting set of objects.
The Medieval Section is endebted to Kat Baxter, Curator of Archaeology and Numismatics at Leeds Museums and Galleries, for speaking to us in November and for providing photographs of some of the very handsome Medieval treasure objects from the West Yorkshire hoard. Kat began her talk by giving an overview of Leeds Museums and Galleries and by telling us about the development of Treasure legislation. The success of the Treasure law can be seen in the fact that before 1997 26 finds per year were found to be treasure but in 2011 970 cases were reported as treasure – 95% of them found by metal-detectorists.
The story of the West Yorkshire hoard began when the Finds Liaison Officer for West Yorkshire sent Kat some photographs in 2008 asking if she might be interested in the objects. At this point five objects had been discovered. A rescue excavation was organised to see if there were any other pieces from the hoard still in the ground. A further two items were recovered by the metal-detectorist on a return visit to the site. The objects included a very fine 10th century gold and garnet ring, a 9th century niello ring, two filigree rings, a fragment of a 7th century cloisonne brooch, a piece of gold ingot or hack gold, and a lead spindle whorl.
The 10th century gold and garnet ring is particularly fine and has not suffered any wear. It has an enlarged stepped bezel and is decorated with granulations of gold beads. The garnet looks too small for its dog tooth setting – either this garnet is a replacement or it has sunk as its mount has degraded.The gold content of the ring is very high. The back of the ring has a twisted hoop of gold wire with decorative terminals. It is so fine it may have belonged to a bishop. It certainly belonged to someone of high status.
The 9th century niello ring is a different kind of ring. It may have been worn over the gloves. It has four large oval panels decorated with leaf or zoomorphic motifs picked out in niello (a black mixture of copper, silver, and lead sulphides used as an inlay). It has suffered a lot of wear.
The filigree ring is smaller and thinner and of lower gold content. It is decorated with filigree and granulation. It is not symmetrical and though a beautiful piece of jewellery it is not of the same quality as the piece described earlier.
The cloisonne brooch or pendant fragment is the earliest item in the hoard and dates from the 7th century. It has cells for inlays such as garnets but these have been hacked on one side and torn or bent out of shape. It would have been a stunning high class object when complete.
The second set of objects from the hoard consist of a another high quality ring with a high gold content with granular decoration. The ring appears to have a hollow bezzle and although it rattles when shaken nothing shows up on x-rays. the ring may have been an ecclesiastical ring owned by someone of high status. Like the earlier ring it shows no wear and appears to be brand new.
The last object is a lead spindle whorl and at present it is not clear why this was included in the hoard of gold objects. Two of the rings are of the highest quality known from Anglo-Saxon England. However, the rings cover a considerable period of time (the brooch has been dated to the 7th century, the rings are later, perhaps between the 9th and 11th centuries). It has been suggested they may have been part of a thief’s stash and that the hoard was consumed little by little, the individual pieces hacked up and semi-precious stones chiselled out. It is interesting that another fine ring was found between Aberford and Sherburn in 1870. It is clear that in the 10th century there were some affluent individuals living in the vicinity of Leeds. It may be that some of the rings have ecclesiastical associations. It is unusual not to find any coins with the hoard. The hoard is important because it is the only Anglo-Saxon hoard found of this quality in the area. As such it is an important addition to local history. Certainly it raises more questions than it answers; why do the rings range so much in date, and why were they buried in a field?
The hoard took three years to go through the Treasure process and after being valued at just under £172,000 four months were allowed to raise the money needed to reimburse the finder, as is usual in cases of Treasure. The National Heritage Memorial Fund and the Art Fund made generous grants. The Headley Trust usually only makes a contribution if a Victoria and Albert Museum grant has been made but the latter had already been exhausted and the Headley Trust kindly made a grant award regardless. Further sums of money were given by Leeds Museums and Galleries, Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society, the Friends of Leeds Museums and Galleries, and the Goldsmiths’ Company. The remaining money was raised by a public appeal and the hoard was secured for Leeds. The objects went straight on display in the Leeds City Museum, and a brand new display about the hoard, partly funded by the Art Fund, will be going up this Spring.
Booty from Elmet?
I am very grateful to Kat Baxter, Curator of Archaeology at Leeds Museums and Galleries, for allowing me to reproduce the beautiful photo of a brooch fragment from the Leeds or West Yorkshire Ring Hoard. The hoard was found by a metal-detectorist in 2008 and 2009, and Kat has worked very hard to fund-raise the money needed to acquire the hoard for Leeds. The brooch fragment is one of a number of pieces of jewellery, mostly rings that are later in date than this brooch fragment, and a piece of gold ingot.
A short account of the West Yorkshire Hoard was recently published in Mary-Ann Ochota’s Britain’s Secret Treasures (Headline Publishing, 2013: pp.252-3) from which I taken these details. The brooch fragment has been dated to the 600s AD, like the Staffordshire Hoard but the finger rings seem to date from between 800 and 1000 AD. Further investigation of the location where the hoard was discovered didn’t yield any conclusive results.
The brooch fragment, it is said, would have been an antique when it went into the ground. This is speculating wildly but is it conceivable that one possible explanation for the presence of the brooch fragment is that it was a piece of plunder associated with the Kingdom of Elmet? Could it be a piece of that high status material culture that either belonged to an important member of Elmetian society or had been brought back to Elmet as plunder? Of course the material could have been brought in from elsewhere and have no particular connection with the West Riding apart from being found here. We can’t possibly know but it is tempting to speculate in an idle moment and it is a very interesting set of objects.
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On this day in 1887, a lady of good heart Anna Sullivan begin teaching a blind and deaf girl Helen Keller to communicate. She became that way after a sickness at her age of 19 months. Anna pioneered "touch teaching". Helen Keller later finished college and became an international lecturer and activist. She spent her whole life with Anne until her death 1936.
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The best rendition of the legendary Claddagh ring. The first ring was made more than 375 years ago by an Irish slave. This gold or silver claddagh ring is perfectly suited for a wedding, birthstone or even mother's ring. The design retains all the features and meaning of the original claddagh ring.
Kaisilver meticulously handcrafts each claddagh ring in gold or silver. We offer claadagh rings in gold or silver, your choice of gemstone.
The claddagh ring is shown here with a garnet gemstone. Besides being the January birthstone, garnet has tremendous folklore attached to it.
Garnet gemstones have a rich history that spans thousands of years and cultures, symbolizing protection, passion, and prosperity.
In Egypt The garnet was believed to protect against evil and bring strength and vitality to its wearer.
For the Greeks and Romans believed that garnets symbolized love, faith, and courage, making them a popular gift for loved ones.
The Bible makes reference to garnet. Garnet was one of the 12 stones in the Breastplate of Aaron, representing the 12 tribes of Israel in biblical tradition.
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A red garnet men's ring would be appreciated by most men. Ruby is not one of the very popular red gem stone rings for men and there are a few reasons for this. A men's garnet ring would have a gemstone that is a deep, majestic red. Men often do not like the pink tone or even bright red color tones of rubies. Another reason for the popularity of a man garnet ring is that, good quality garnets cost a lot less as compared to rubies. You can therefore get a sturdy silver men's garnet ring or gold men's garnet ring at a modest price. The gemstone in your garnet men's ring could be fairly large too. Rubies are getting to be more expensive each day, large size rubies are not easy to find and are priced very high. Get details of the MAN17 man garnet gem stone ring at this link MAN17 Men's Garnet Ring You can also review an entire collection of garnet gemstone rings for men at this link Man Garnet Ring Collection
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Most men prefer engagement rings that are sobre and ofcourse, durable. The MAN25 ring is a classic example of such a ring. The ring has an excellent gold weight that enables firm mounting of the gemstone and diamonds in this men's engagement ring.
You could wear this as men's engagement or wedding ring. Kaisilver style experts observe that, it is not uncommon for men to wear just one ring - the men's wedding ring. Many men choose to skip an engagement ring and go straight for a wedding ring. Unlike women, for whom engagement rings are more of a tradition, men often prefer to keep things simple and practical.
You should know that 2 rings can look very similar and yet, one of them could be made with half the gold weight as the other. A men's engagement ring that is low in weight will have a thin gold conctruction, such rings could bend or dent easily.
Adding a birthstone to a men’s wedding or engagement ring enhances its meaning and significance. A birthstone can personalize the engagement or wedding ring, making it more than just a symbol of marriage—it becomes a representation of the wearer’s identity, birth month, or even a connection to their partner.
The MAN25 custom engagement ring for men is shown as a, garnet and diamond men's ring. Garnet is a gem that has tremendous history and tradition attached to it. Men born in the month of January, will appreciate the ring as a birthstone engagement ring. Thid because garnet is the birthstone for January.
All custom jewelry from Kaisilver can be crafted in gold or silver with no restriction on design or gemstone. You could order the MAN25 engagement ring for men, with any gem of your choice. We can also handcraft a men's ring or any other jewel, with your own design idea.
When you buy a men's engagement ring for men, be sure to give high importance to durability. Wedding and engagement rin so are worn lifelong, generally worn the entire day. We all develop a sentimental attachment to jewelry that is close and special to us. It can be stressful to see an engagement ring damaged or lost.
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I use all natural gemstones and minerals when making my handmade jewelry line.
If you like this piece and would like to see more, or get one of your own, you can find my entire collection on Etsy.
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Antique garnet ring with diamond accents. About four carats. I believe it's a pyrope, but I wouldn't bet my life on it. Not even my lunch money.
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This delicate, solid silver ring captures all of the natural details of a real twig and is set with a deeply sparkling, red rhodolite garnet.
We both liked the fine texture of this twig paired with the pattern left behind from its leaves in wing-like shapes.
Create a look all your own. Add this handmade copper ring set with a faceted Garnet gemstone to your collection and enjoy endless versatility. The ring shank is half-round and has a contemporary matte finish.
Sterling silver and strawberry Quartz, Iolite, Opal, Moonstone, Garnet, Rhodolite and Neon Blue Apatite stacking rings in sizes 5-8.
Chordia Jewels Provides you a wide range of Garnet Rings.The Garnet Rings are a lovely gift for a March birthday. These Rings are the perfect addition to your jewelry collection. This ring is perfect for showing dedication, feelings, and love to your favorite person. And aquamarine represents calm, peace, and Good fortune.
Black Plexiglass, black velvet underneath.
Sotbox to the left, flagged to just behind item.
Canon 580EXII snooted (8" I use Honl snoots and gobos etc www.honlphoto.com/servlet/StoreFront ) , camera right about a metre, aimed at jewel. Flash head zoomed to 80mm. Seemed to give the best balance between 'spot' and a bit of spread.
Image as is, cropped/rescaled only.
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A handsome example of a classic men's ring. Ron Lodholz created this ring from 18k yellow gold to hold a buff top cushion shaped garnet that was cut by Clay Zava
Origin: Great Britain Circa: 1890. Period: 19th Century. This is a lovely 18 karat yellow gold and garnet ring, made in the 1890s. It looks English to me, since the five-stone design was popular in England at the time it was made. It contains five rose cut garnets measuring 5 mm each; quite large for a ring of this type. They have a beautiful deep color to them. This ring is in excellent condition. It is a size 7. Shop@ The HighBoy.
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