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FINGER RING
Unique ID: NLM-6EA562
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A complete cast medieval gold stirrup-shaped Finger-Ring. The D-shaped hoop rises to a pointed bezel set with a small rectangular sapphire. Non-destructive X-ray fluorescence analysis of the surface of the ring at the British Museum indicated a composition in the range of 81-85% gold, 8-10% silver and 5-7% copper. The width is 21mm, the height is 28mm and the weight is 6.48g. Similar rings have been found at West Lindsey, Lincolnshire (Treasure Annual Report 1998-1999, no. 110), and at Norton, North Yorkshire (Treasure Annual Report 2000, no. 98).
Class: gem
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2005T394
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1300
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 28 mm
Width: 23 mm
Weight: 6.48 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st September 2005
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM10793, Treasure but no museum able to acquire it 2005 T394
Treasure case number: 2005T394
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Belton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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