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Types of Mourning Rings

SWYOR-C542C8

Type 1

Regularly-shaped hoop; no external decoration

NMGW-03238B

Type 2

Regularly-shaped hoop; stylised skull, no other decoration

LON-A96750

Type 3

Regularly-shaped hoop; skull(s), cross-hatching or foliate design on some or all of the remaining hoop

LVPL-6178C6

Type 4

Regularly-shaped hoop; skull and partial or complete skeleton

Type 5

WMID-C16231

Regularly-shaped hoop; decorated with band(s)/border(s)

NMS-CE74F5

Mourning_06b

Type 6

LVPL-8D61C3

Regularly or irregularly-shaped hoop; various designs

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GLO-240F91

Type 10

Signet ring style

NARC-7CD7C6

Type 7

Regularly-shaped hoop with bezel containing gemstone; various decorations on hoop

Type 8

WMID-9318D6

Hoop with large bezel containing depiction of skull

Type 9

HESH-E35784

Irregularly-shaped hoop; various decorations

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Number of rings recorded

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