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FINGER RING
Unique ID: LVPL-1F7358
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete copper alloy finger ring dating to the Roman period (c.AD 43-400).
The ring has an oval bezel, in the centre of which is a recessed oval in the centre which was used to secure an intaglio that is now lost. The bezel tapers and thins to form the band. One side is incomplete and the shoulder terminates in a worn break. The rest of the band is squashed inwards forming a tight oval shape. The object has a mid green patina and smooth surface.
Dimensions: Length 17.41mm; width 7.76mm; thickness 1.62mm; weight 1.36g
A similar ring is illustrated in Crummy (1983: 48), see no.1796.
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 400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 17.41 mm
Width: 7.76 mm
Thickness: 1.62 mm
Weight: 1.36 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: West Felton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SJ3323
Four figure Latitude: 52.80037879
Four figure longitude: -2.99520305
1:25K map: SJ3323
1:10K map: SJ32SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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