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FINGER RING

Unique ID: BH-946053

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A copper-alloy finger-ring of probable 12th century date (cf. Dalton 1912: nos. 1747-9). The bezel takes the form of a raised rectanglular plinth, the longer axis set at 90 degrees to the hoop. Within the bezel is an oval setting containing a corroded white glass paste. The shoulders are narrower than the bezel and are decorated with a series of parallel transverse grooves. The bent hoop is of D-shaped section. The ring measures 29.2mm wide and 18.6mm deep (bezel to back of hoop). The bezel is 12.9mm high. The weight is 3.67g.

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: With finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1100
Date to: Circa AD 1200

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Width: 29.2 mm
Weight: 3.67 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 30th August 2008

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Ver 09/50 - 2

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Glass
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Hertfordshire (County)
District: North Hertfordshire (District)
To be known as: Baldock

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Current location: With finder
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Dalton, O.M.	1912	Catalogue of the Finger Rings in the British Museum: Early Christian, Byzantine, Teutonic, Medieval and Later		British Museum	nos. 1747-9

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Recording Institution: BH
Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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