Boneta ring

MCUT 4457

Object type ring

Fabric medieval goldsmith

Culture/period Medieval and modern

Materials copper alloy

Technique casting

Mint

Production date 1300 / 1499

Museum Museu comarcal de l'Urgell-Tàrrega

Current location Exposició permanent

Archaeological site Les Roquetes

Township Tàrrega (Europa, Espanya, Catalunya, Lleida, Urgell)

Dimensions 10 x 21 mm

Description

Ring with inscription in Hebrew in the name of Boneta, found in a woman's burial, on one of the fingers of her right hand. This ring widens in the upper part in the shape of a rhomboid with the inscription of the name. Above and below it, a plant motif looks like a schematic lily flower. As is common in this type pf ring, the name appears without any element. The fact of burying the bodies with a ring inscribed with the name could be reminiscent of the ancient custom of stating the name of the deceased somehow inside the tomb.

Omeka ID 1207