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FINGER RING
Unique ID: SUSS-BE9316
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A gold finger ring, dating from the late fifteenth or early sixteenth centuries. The ring weighs 2.82g. It has a diameter which measures 18.59mm (from the bezel to the back of the hoop). The hoop is 3.53mm wide (not including the bezel) and the hoop is on average 1.20mm thick. The shoulders either side of the bezel are decorated with flowers and foliage. The rectangular bezel has an indentation on each of its four sides suggestive of petals. Its stone, however, is now missing. There is no hallmark.
Notes:
This artefact was disclaimed from the Treasure Act process because the Barbican House Museum, Lewes could not afford to purchase the ring.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Returned to finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder after being disclaimed as Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2004T370
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1450
Date to: Circa AD 1550
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Width: 3.53 mm
Thickness: 1.2 mm
Weight: 2.82 g
Diameter: 18.59 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st July 2004
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 2004 T370
Treasure case number: 2004T370
Materials and construction
Primary material: Gold
Decoration style: Floral
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Incised or engraved or chased
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Sussex (County)
District: Wealden (District)
To be known as: Nr. Lewes
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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