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FINGER RING
Unique ID: SUR-52A8F2
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Gold and enamel ornamental finger-ring. The hoop is squashed and dented, the bezel has a central square faceted dark stone (perhaps a garnet) flanked by two smaller ones, one stone missing and the surviving one faceted and colourless. The upright sides of the bezel are decorated with scallop-shaped cells divided by engraved lines; each scallop is filled with pale blue enamel with a white dot at the base. There is further blue enamel on the shoulders, some now missing.
Date: Late 17th - early 18th century; similar rings in British Museum collections bear inscriptions dating from c. 1670 up to the early 18th century. Also compare WMID-937427.
Dimensions: Weight: 3.31g; Diameter: 20mm; Band Width: 2mm; Bezel Width: 8.23mm; Thickness: 0.9mm Consequently, in terms of age and as the object contains a minimum of 10% precious metal it qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996.
Judy Rudoe
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder after being disclaimed as Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2010T776
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1670
Date to: Circa AD 1720
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Width: 8.23 mm
Thickness: 0.9 mm
Weight: 3.32 g
Diameter: 20 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 4th November 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: B10-239
Treasure case number: 2010T776
Materials and construction
Primary material: Gold
Secondary material: Gem
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Inlaid with enamel
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: South Oxfordshire (District)
To be known as: Cholsey
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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