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FINGER RING
Unique ID: LEIC-071CAD
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete late Roman gold finger ring, dating to AD 300 - 450. The ring is almost complete, a stone or glass setting is missing from the bezel, the remainder of the ring is complete. The object is formed of a single sheet, the bezel is flat and pointed oval, terminating in a length of twisted wire. On each side the wire is looped twice to form the hoop, this also borders the bezel. The wire is soldered together to secure it. The bezel is decorated in the centre with a separately attached circular gold plate which is rectangular in section this would have housed a glass or stone setting. Surrounding the setting is a thinner section of beaded wire. The shoulders are decorated with curled beaded wire, the decoration is mirrored on both sides.
Length: 20.08 mm
Width: 9.92 mm
Thickness: 2.31 mm
Weight: 5.71 g
Discussion: the ring can be paralleled by examples from the Thetford treasure, particularly cats. 12 and 13 (Johns & Potter 1983). Another close parallel comes from Hoxne, Suffolk (not published as part of the treasure find) which has an almost identical hoop but a much larger bezel (SF-D726C7; 2009 T347).
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2021T1011
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 300
Date to: Circa AD 450
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 20.08 mm
Width: 9.92 mm
Thickness: 2.31 mm
Weight: 5.71 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: RCM
Treasure case number: 2021T1011
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Harborough (District)
Parish or ward: Skeffington (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK7302
Four figure Latitude: 52.61088175
Four figure longitude: -0.92335603
1:25K map: SK7302
1:10K map: SK70SW
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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