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| Image | Object Type | Find number | Broadperiod | County | Actions |
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Ear ring | DENO-783C78 |
Roman | Cambridgeshire |
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| A complete cast copper alloy penannular ring which has a lozengiform cross-section with carinations on all sides. The ring tapers to a sharp point at one end but is blunt at the other. The ends almost meet with a gap of approximately 1mm between them. Unlike many other examples on the database t... | |||||
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Ear ring | SOM-2B01F6 |
Roman | Wiltshire |
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| Roman copper alloy ear ring of Allason Jones type 1. The ear ring is roughly circular in plan and circular in cross section. It tapers to pointed terminals which overlap slightly. One termiansl is split slightly and this, along with joins running around the ring, indicate it is made of rolled cop... | |||||
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Ear ring | BERK-F8CD73 |
Roman | Berkshire |
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| A penannular ring of cast copper alloy with a lozengiform cross-section becoming sub-oval in cross-section as it tapers to a sharp point at either end. The sharp pointed ends overlap. No trace of gilding survives. Objects of this shape are quite common finds from Roman contexts and are usually in... | |||||
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Ear ring | BH-E11644 |
Roman | Cambridgeshire |
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| A penannular copper-alloy ring. The ring is roughly oval in plan and has slightly convex surfaces, the outer one of which also has a pronounced longitudinal ridge at the centre. The ring tapers towards two sharp points, one of which has been deliberately bent sideways, forming a small loo... | |||||
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Ear ring | KENT-CA7F60 |
Roman | Kent |
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| A Roman cast penannular ring of copper alloy ear ring. It is sub-oval in cross-section s and tapers to a sharp point at either end. The ring is bent, possibly post depositionally, meaning the two end over lap each other. No traces of gilding. Objects of this shape are quite common finds from R... | |||||
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Ear ring | ESS-4AB395 |
Roman | Essex |
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| Cast copper alloy curved bar with an oval cross section. It tapers in thickness towards the two ends, both of which are slightly bent over. These bend terminals could have been hooked together. The object is possibly a Roman earring, similar to several examples recorded on to the database such as... | |||||
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Ear ring | BH-A08638 |
Roman | Hertfordshire |
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| Roman silver wire ear-ring comprising a single strand of wire, circular in section with intertwined ends which overlap with the hoop to form a decorative 'knot'. The side of the hoop opposite the knot is heavily worn and the wire is bent and distorted. Discussion: for parallels see Allason-Jon... | |||||
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Ear ring | WILT-A04EB5 |
Roman | Wiltshire |
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| A cast penannular ring of copper alloy which has a lozengiform cross-section with carinations on all sides where it is widest, and becomes sub-oval in cross-section and tapers to a sharp point at either end. The ends just pass and are slightly angled away from each other. Unlike many other exampl... | |||||
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Ear ring | SWYOR-76A2E5 |
Roman | Lincolnshire |
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| Probably a gold Roman ear ring of Allason-Jones type 2e. The ear ring is a loop of gold wire (2.15mm thick). There is a butted joint which may be soldered, or the ring may have originally been penannular. The loop is decorated with incised transverse lines which run right round the wire. The enti... | |||||
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Ear ring | LIN-424C17 |
Roman | Lincolnshire |
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| A Roman silver ear-ring, dating to the 3rd century AD. The ear-ring is made of round silver wire circa 1mm thick that has been formed into a complete loop. Both terminals are wound around the frame. This design of earring is dated to the 3rd century AD and is an example of Allason-Jones Type 3... | |||||
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Ear ring | BH-16AE53 |
Roman | Bedfordshire |
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| Roman gold lunular ear-ring. The decorative part comprises a flat crescent-shaped piece of sheet gold, decorated with applied filigree wire. Forming a border around the outer edge runs a section of rilled wire (c. 1.1mm thick), with each crescent terminal decorated with a single gold bead. The in... | |||||
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Ear ring | SUSS-0BA444 |
Roman | West Sussex |
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| Cast penannular ring of copper alloy which has a sub-oval cross-section with slight carinations on two sides and tapers to a sharp point at either end. The ends almost meet and are slightly angled away from each other. Unlike many other examples on the database there are no traces of gilding. Obj... | |||||
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Ear ring | YORYM-7CB0A7 |
Roman | East Riding Of Yorkshire |
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| Date: Probably 2nd - 3rd Century A gold Roman ear ring, complete albeit for a stone setting. The ear ring is form from a simple gold wire loop, which has a circular section. It is bent over itself and terminates with a blunt tip. The loop is soldered into the reverse of the decorative part of t... | |||||
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Ear ring | NARC-2D3482 |
Roman | Somerset |
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| Gold earring. Identified by Lindsay Allason-Jones as a 2nd Century Roman ear ring of probable Eastern Mediterranean provenance. Richard Hobbs (Romano-British Curator at teh British Musuem) has prepared the following report: Gold ear-ring, consisting of a large hoop, circular in section which slig... | |||||
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Ear ring | KENT-751756 |
Roman | Kent |
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| Gold Roman ear-ring component, consisting of a rectangular sheet gold box setting with a flanged border. The setting would originally have held a piece of glass or stone but this is now missing, as is the attachment hook which would originally have been soldered to the back. The flange of the box... | |||||
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Ear ring | ESS-58B950 |
Roman | Essex |
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| Treasure case 2008 T619: Roman earring A distorted gold rod, of diamond-shaped cross-section, evenly tapered towards both ends. Probably the originally S-shaped hoop of a Roman ear-ring. One end terminates in a simple, rather short, hook with blunt tip, probably for attachment to the ear; t... | |||||
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Ear ring | SWYOR-453373 |
Roman | Nottinghamshire |
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| A probable Roman ear-ring; a cast penannular ring of copper alloy with remains of thick gilding. The ring has a sub-circular cross-section and tapers to a point at either end. There are traces of gilding in places across the surface of the ring, suggesting that it was originally completely gilt. ... | |||||
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Ear ring | PAS-AD2D61 |
Roman | Suffolk |
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| A silver ear-ring of Allason Jones type 1 (1989, 2, Fig 1, no 1). It is complete but now in two parts due to a recent break. It consists of a plain penannular ring, which is oval in shape and has an oval cross-section. The ring tapers at the terminals, which overlap one below the other. One termi... | |||||
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Ear ring | SWYOR-FE7B87 |
Roman | Nottinghamshire |
xml | csv json |
| A copper alloy object which may be a Roman ear-ring. The object is in two parts; a wire loop and a thin disc with a hole punched in the centre. The loop is a piece of wire which has a right angle bend at one end. When found, this end of the wire was fitted into the hole of the disc. The rest of t... | |||||
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Ear ring | SF-06F3A2 |
Roman | Suffolk |
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| CURATOR'S REPORT Description of find Gold fragment, probably from a small item of jewellery, such as an ear-ring or a pendant. The piece is triangular with distinctive volutes forming turned back wings, and terminates in a small polygonal block. This originally joined with another element, now br... | |||||
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Ear ring | DENO-059DD1 |
Roman | Lincolnshire |
xml | csv json |
| Probable Roman ear-ring; Cast penannular ring of copper alloy with remains of gilding. The ring has a sub-circular cross-section and tapers to a point at either end. There are traces of gilding in places across the surface of the ring, suggesting that it was originally completely gilt. Object... | |||||
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Ear ring | YORYM-CBED34 |
Roman | North Yorkshire |
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| CORONER'S REPORT Description of Object A small, hollow, sub-rectangular sheet-gold object with two undecorated planar faces. A ribbed moulding - four ribs defined by three channels - runs around one long and two short sides and a slender tubular perforation, formed by the addition of a... | |||||
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Ear ring | BH-290154 |
Roman | Hertfordshire |
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| A Roman copper-alloy earring (see N. Crummy, 1983, p. 50, fig. 53, No. 1798 for a similar example). The earring has been cast in one piece and is roughly semi-circular in plan. The body is of circular section and tapers to a point at both ends. On one end, small ridges on the outer surface ar... | |||||
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Ear ring | WILT-EDD345 |
Roman | Wiltshire |
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| Roman copper alloy ear ring, consisting of an oval-sectioned (continuing to triangular-sectioned) piece of copper alloy bent into a U shape. It measures 14.4mm in length and weighs 1.16g. The thicker, oval-section terminal measures 3x2.5mm. To the outside it is decorated (and seemingly to one ... | |||||
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Ear ring | BUC-5EC120 |
Roman | Buckinghamshire |
xml | csv json |
| Part of a copper alloy Roman earring in the form of an incomplete hoop. The hoop is circular in section and tapers to a point at one end. The other end is broken. | |||||
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Ear ring | NCL-7699D2 |
Roman | Northumberland |
xml | csv json |
| A copper-alloy ear ring of the Roman period, dating to the 1st-4th centuries. The ear ring is an Allason-Jones (1989) type 1, which is a penannular ring made from a single strand of wire. Contrary to Allason-Jones' type 1, this ear ring does not taper at the terminals. Rather the terminal is... | |||||
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Ear ring | NCL-766286 |
Roman | Northumberland |
xml | csv json |
| A copper-alloy ear ring of the Roman period, dating to the 1st-4th centuries. The ear ring is an Allason-Jones (1989) type 5, which is a penannular ring made frm 2 strands of wire twisted around each other. The 2 ends of the ring are very close together, only 0.82mm apart. This object wa... | |||||
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Ear ring | ESS-CD46A6 |
Roman | Essex |
xml | csv json |
| A Roman gold earring. The earring is made of round gold wire up to 1.25mm thick that has been formed into a complete loop. It is decorated with three evenly spaced groups of grooved lines. It weighs 1.27g and has a length of 21mm. Although the object is a complete loop, it is clear from grave... | |||||
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Ear ring | WMID-1E38E7 |
Roman | Worcestershire |
xml | csv json |
| A complete cast copper alloy probable earring (Type 1 as classified by Allason-Jones 1989: by far the most common type found in Britain), probably dating to the Roman period between AD 43-410 (length: 28mm; width: 28mm; thickness: 6mm; weight: 8.03g).The penannular ear ring tapers at the terminal... | |||||
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Ear ring | NARC-476606 |
Roman | Northamptonshire |
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| A copper-alloy artefact, possibly a Roman earring. This tentative attribution is based primarily upon a similar object which can be found illustrated in Frere (1972, 119-120; ref. 36). Both consist of a loop and an expanded flattened end. In this example the flattened end is thin (only 0.6mm t... | |||||
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