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FINGER RING
Unique ID: PUBLIC-48A243
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A fragment of a cast copper alloy Roman finger ring, probably dating from the second to third centuries AD. Probably a developed example of Henig Ring Type 1. The bezel and shoulders are all that remain; the thin ring band is mostly missing. The ring has a high collared oval bezel which comprises the entire top of the ring, save for a thing copper-alloy setting. It is inlaid with an 'amber coloured' glass-like decoration which has possibly been laid in a 'petal/flower' shape. The colouring of the bezel appears to be half 'light amber' and half slightly darker, however, the condition is poor and makes the surface illegble. The remains of the copper-alloy portion of the ring are of an even dark green patina. The ring measures 17.45 mm long at shoulder, 11.5 mm long at bezel (external), 10.12 mm wide at bezel (external), approximately 9 mm long at bezel (internal), 7.7 mm wide at bezel (internal) and is 4.8 mm thick at bezel; the ring fragment weighs 3.1 grams.
Cf. PAS database records: BERK-59FED6 and SWYOR-91D701
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: In a private collection, recorded for academic use
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 100
Date to: Circa AD 300
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 17.45 mm
Width: 10.12 mm
Thickness: 4.91 mm
Weight: 3.1 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st December 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: MD 46
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Glass
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Surface Treatment: Inlaid with other or unknown
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: West Sussex (County)
District: Horsham (District)
Parish or ward: Slinfold (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ1132
Four figure Latitude: 51.07659889
Four figure longitude: -0.41688909
1:25K map: TQ1132
1:10K map: TQ13SW
Grid reference source: From finder
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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