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FINGER RING
Unique ID: DUR-C28141
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete copper alloy Finger Ring dating to the second half of the 1st century AD and 2nd century AD of the Roman period. The finger ring is an example of the Henig Type III. Most of the hoop has been broken, leaving wide shoulders either side that taper towards the break. The bezel is oval in shape and inlaid with a red enamel intaglio with incised decoration. The decoration has been worn leaving it difficult to interpret, it consists of a number of incised lines and dots. The metal is dark green/brown in colour and the object weighs 2.0g, measuring 15.32mm in length, 10.6mm in width and the band is 2.65mm thick.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 50
Date to: Circa AD 200
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 15.32 mm
Width: 10.6 mm
Thickness: 2.65 mm
Weight: 2 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 30th June 2011 - Wednesday 15th February 2012
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Fragment
Surface Treatment: Inlaid with enamel
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Thwing (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TA0570
Four figure Latitude: 54.115162
Four figure longitude: -0.395198
1:25K map: TA0570
1:10K map: TA07SE
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henig, M. | 1974 | A Corpus of Roman Engraved Gemstones From British Sites | Oxford | British Archaeological Reports 8 |
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