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FINGER RING

Unique ID: LVPL-3D0871

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Roman silver finger ring. Plain band with slightly expanded bezel bearing inscribed palm branch. The band is broken.
Johns (1996, p.66) notes the use of symbols on finger rings, such as the palm branch, have been interpreted as early Christian but they were also of established pagan significance.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 410

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.75 g
Diameter: 18 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 24th May 2005

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: North West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lancashire (County)
District: Ribble Valley (District)
To be known as: Blackburn area

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Grassland, Heathland
Specific landuse: Regularly improved

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Johns, C.	1996	The Jewellery of Roman Britain: Celtic and Classical Traditions		UCL Press	p.66

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Created: 18 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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