Record ID: LON-880556 - ROMAN finger ring

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FINGER RING

Unique ID: LON-880556

Object type certainty: Certain

A resized image of A Roman copper alloy finger-ring (2nd – 3rd century AD).

A Roman copper alloy finger-ring (2nd - 3rd century AD). This finger-ring falls within Daubney Group 2 as it is decorated with pellets. The oval bezel is decorated with two circular cells, filled with red enamel, within a carved pattern. The pattern is symmetrical along the horizontal midline. Each half contains a red enamelled pellet within a spiralling pointed oval against a basket-work background. The band of the finger-ring is missing.

Dimensions: length of bezel: 15.34mm; width of bezel: 11.86mm; thickness of bezel: 2.42mm; weight: 2.22g

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: ROMAN [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 100
Date to: Circa AD 300

Dimensions and weight

Length: 15.34 mm
Width: 11.86 mm
Thickness: 2.42 mm
Weight: 2.22 g
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Secondary material: Enamel [scope notes| view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Cast [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Decoration style: Geometric [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Incomplete [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Surface Treatment: Inlaid with enamel [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: South West
County: Wiltshire
District: Kennet
Parish: Bishops Cannings

Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: SU0361
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth greater than 0.25m [scope notes]

Rally details.

This object was found at Trowbridge club rally held Monday 8th September 2008 - Monday 8th September 2008

Personal details

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Recorded by: Mrs Kate Sumnall - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Mrs Kate Sumnall - [view all attributed records]

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