Schlag (defensive) ring
Iron ring, the high, square and flat bezel with sharp edges, the hoop decorated with crossed lines
19.15 mm internal ring diameter; 105.7 g weight
Bought in Innsbruck
Presented by Dr C.D.E. Fortnum in honour of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, 1897; WA1897.CDEF.F550
This ring was owned by I Holl or Holz, a peasant who used it to kill an adversary. A law was subsequently passed forbidding their use.
Taylor and Scarisbrick, Finger Rings from Ancient Egypt to the present day, 1978, no. 470