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FINGER RING
Unique ID: SUSS-8219A6
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Medieval finger-ring, consisting of a wire hoop and an oval 'pie-shaped' bezel. The bezel has lost its stone, which is pale blue/green and is retained separately.
The finger-ring is gold and dates from the thirteenth century.
The loop is 23.8 by 22.8mm externally and circular in section (1.9mm). The bezel is 8.5mm by 6.8mm by 6.2mm tall. The ring abuts the bezel to each side with flattened and expanded rectangular terminals attached to the sides of the bezel. There is a rectangular beak to one side of the bezel, possibly a repair. The bezel is deep for the stone and a whitish substance inside may be the remains of a pase that held the stone in position. The ring weighs 3.09 grams. The stone is oval and translucent with some damage to the sides. Both sides are convex but one is distinctly domed while the other is almost flat. The stone is 5.2mm by 3.6mm and weighs 0.08 grams.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder after being disclaimed as Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2008 T428
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1200
Date to: AD 1300
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Width: 8.5 mm
Weight: 3.17 g
Diameter: 23.8 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 27th July 2008
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Other reference numbers
Treasure case number: 2008 T428
Materials and construction
Primary material: Gold
Secondary material: Gem
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: West Sussex (County)
District: Chichester (District)
To be known as: Chichester District
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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