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'I did a bit of a dance': Detectorist finds gold 'mourning ring' engraved with skull and date in UK field

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An 18th-century gold band with an inlaid enamel skull decoration was found in a field in Norfolk , England .

The ring is linked to a member of the British nobility whose name and date of death are inscribed on the inside of the gold band.

Mourning bands were common in England from the 16th century through the Victorian era.

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formal

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English

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