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FINGER RING

Unique ID: LIN-0B2D70

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

A silver Roman finger ring. The bezel is flat, oval and decorated with three palm branches. The palm is emblematic of victory, including over the Evil Eye, and was intended to keep the wearer safe from any harm that threatened her or him.

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 100
Date to: Circa AD 299

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 21 mm
Width: 8 mm
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: 5.26 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st January 1990

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Cast

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: West Lindsey

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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