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FINGER RING
Unique ID: LVPL-812752
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A medieval gold finger-ring set with a purple stone, possibly amethyst. The stone is triangular in shape and is set into a trilobed bezel which reflects the shape of the stone. The shoulders and bezel widen from the hoop. The hoop is plain, and now distorted.
Notes:
The find qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996 in terms of both age and precious metal content.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: The Grosvenor Museum, Chester
Subsequent action after recording: Acquired by museum after being declared Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2010T708
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 16.62 mm
Width: 20.66 mm
Thickness: 2.54 mm
Weight: 2.9 g
Diameter: 23 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 7th November 2010
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Other reference numbers
Treasure case number: 2010T708
Materials and construction
Primary material: Gold
Secondary material: Gem
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cheshire East (Unitary Authority)
District: Cheshire East (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Baddiley
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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