A MEDIEVAL silver finger ring found in Gullane features in a list of treasure trove items.
The ring, which was found by a member of the public with a metal detector, is set with a blue glass stone and is highlighted in the Treasure Trove annual report.
The report covers significant finds from April last year until the end of March 2016 which have been allocated to museums across Scotland. The ring is engraved with the lettering “IESUS NAZA”, a contraction of one of the most common inscriptions in medieval jewellery: “IHESUS NAZARENUS REX IOUDOREUM” or “Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews”.
The stone is glass but intended to resemble a sapphire, which was believed to possess magical attributes.
It has been allocated to East Lothian Museum Service.
David Harvie, appointed to the role of Queen’s and Lord Treasurer’s Remembrancer in April, said: “It is of course also important to again recognise the role played by finders whose discoveries are key to ensuring these objects are preserved and enjoyed in museums across Scotland both for the benefit of the public who visit them and for the scholars who can interpret these objects for a wider audience.”
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