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FINGER RING
Unique ID: SF-3A8B11
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published 
Gold now distorted finger ring. The outer face of the band has eight evenly spaced circular bosses with a circular continuous twisted rope-like motif around each one. The edges of the band are shaped, and there are opposing pairs of small rectangular knops between each circular boss. The inner face of the ring is inscribed with mainly lower case letters, which reads; 'No fancy Strang Shall make me chang.' Some of the letters contain traces of the original black enamel, but it is now missing in most of them.
Notes:
Discussion: The style of the lettering is similar to other 17th or early 18th century posy-rings such as examples from Pinhoe, Devon (2003 T271) and Bungay, Suffolk (2003 T351) (Treasure Annual Report 2003, 130-311, 271-272), although these parallels have less elaborate plain D-shaped sectioned hoops.
Inscription:
No fancy Strang Shall make me chang
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Ely Museum
Subsequent action after recording: Acquired by museum after being declared Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2007T163
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 23.59 mm
Width: 18.32 mm
Weight: 8.88 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 25th March 2007
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 2007 T163
Treasure case number: 2007T163
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: East Cambridgeshire (District)
To be known as: Near Soham
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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