A Medieval Finger Ring with Christian Motif from Gălățeni/Szentgerice

Marisia. Archaeologia-Historia-Patrimonium 5, 2023, p.145-156.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.63509/MrsAHP.2023.5.07

Abstract:

The area around Gălăţeni village, Mureş county, on the left bank of Niraj River is poor in archaeological sites. From the settlement and nearby villages only a couple isolated finds are known, early bronze age and bronze age objects1. The paper presents a silver ring fragment which was found with a metal detector on a hilltop covered with dense forest, at east from the village, at a depth of about 20 cm. We consider it is important to be documented, as it could have belonged to one of the first settlers of the medieval village Sancta Gerecia.