A skull gold ring discovered by a metal detectorist had been given to mourners to remember their loved one, a treasure inquest has revealed. The post-medieval gold ring with a raised enamel skull, ...

Here’s how it works. This gold "Memento Mori" ring, dating to the Tudor period, sports an enamel skull. (Image credit: Amgueddfa Cymru — National Museum Wales) ...

There aren’t any actual purity standards for gold-plated, vermeil, gold-filled, or solid-gold jewelry — the Federal Trade Commission’s consumer guidelines mention that gold-filled pieces ...

Since the ring is made of gold and is over 300 years old, it falls under the U.K.'s Treasure Act of 1996. This means that a museum may acquire the ring, and the finder and landowner may share in ...

- Treasure case 19.11, a post-medieval gold Memento Mori finger ring found in Carreghofa Community, Powys. - Treasure case 19.21, a medieval silver annular brooch found in Montgomery Community, Powys.

Highlights of the cache range from a ring-shaped medieval silver brooch to a trio of gold coins dated to the reigns of Edward III (1327­–1377) and Richard II (1377–1399).

Since the ring is made of gold and is over 300 years old, it falls under the U.K.'s Treasure Act of 1996. This means that a museum may acquire the ring, and the finder and landowner may share in ...