Gold and sapphire ring from Flowerpot
From the collections at RAMM, Accession No. 67/2000
Evidence from medieval St Thomas
By Sarah, Curator of West Exe
This ring is from about the year 1300. It was found some years ago in the Flowerpot area of St Thomas. There was a building here called Hayes Barton in medieval times. The ring is made from gold and holds a sapphire stone. In those days people connected this stone with wisdom. It was quite common for men and women to wear rings in the later medieval period. Cheaper ones were made of brass or other metals with fake stones.
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