Ring & 4 Musket Balls

[WhiteCountyPaleo]

Went out on the river today. All of these were found at one location in a washout with my AT Pro. Any information on a date would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
-chad-

 

[september]

Nice finds!

 

[CRUSADER]

Nice Finds Chad.... That Bust of Christ French Jesuit ring looks to be closer to the mid 1600's rather than to late ... These Rings were made of Brass with a high content of zinc to give it more of a silver appearance and now that it has been in the ground for 300+ years it has that gray oxidized look. what is interesting to me is the border .. on yours it has a string of Perls instead of a rope .. I have found only one like that .. this is why I believe it to be a little bit older ... here are a few of my examples and a link to more of them.

RINGS

I added a Bust of King Louis XIV who was the raining monarch of France at the time of contact I would assume that having your face on a ring in those days would put you at a rock star status.
Regards
Bob

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These types of images have been used on many items (for hundreds of years) including 16th C clothes fasteners, & are 'classical images', very unlikely to be a French King. Although at first I thought it might be John the Baptist (not Christ either), I have since checked & it's different.

 

[oldsalty19]

 

[WhiteCountyPaleo]

Thanks Crusader.

 

[WhiteCountyPaleo]

Here is another view. Thanks for all the help guys. I really like this find a lot! What is intriguing is the scratch marks in front of the face.

 

[WhiteCountyPaleo]

After posting this pic I notice that on the screen that there resembles a pipe in front of the face. As I'm looking at it with a magnifying glass, it looks as if it was defaced with a pipe, and then later scratched away. Looking closer it seems deeper than the opposing scratches. I wonder?

 

[matt092079]

Very cool ring man. I'd love to find that. Congrats!

 

[screwynewy]

The ring is amazing. That would be my all time favorite find. Did you dig that in Indiana? Do you know the history of the area or was it just random luck?

 

[WhiteCountyPaleo]

It fell out of the bank and landed on the hard pack in the thin loose soil. I'd say random luck.

 

[screwynewy]

This amazing find is not getting the props it deserves. Its a banner find in my book. Not everyday you find a 1600's ring in the States.