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FINGER RING
Unique ID: PAS-4F8646
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A medieval silver-gilt finger-ring. The band is of rectangular section, and is inscribed in Lombardic characters 'AVE MARIA GRACIA PLENA' [Hail Mary full of grace], against a cross-hatched ground. The gilding is worn and survives mainly in the recessed areas and on the inside surface of the ring. The ring dates to the 13th or early 14th century.
Notes:
The find qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996 in terms of both age and precious metal content and can go forward to inquest.
Inscription:
AVE MARIA GRACIA PLENA
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Grosvenor Museum, Cheshire
Subsequent action after recording: Acquired by museum after being declared Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2005T526
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1350
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Width: 5 mm
Diameter: 22 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st November 2005
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Other reference numbers
Treasure case number: 2005T526
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Gilded
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
District: Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Lache
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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