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FINGER RING
Unique ID: GLO-1772F1
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Cast copper alloy finger ring length 14mm, width 7mm, thickness 7mm, weight 1.29g.The hoop is missing, truncated just below the shoulders.The shoulders expand toward the oval bezel in on top of which is mounted a circular blue glass intaglio.The intaglio is heavily damaged so it is impossible to tell whether it was carved or not.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Post AD 43
Date to: Ante AD 410
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 14 mm
Width: 7 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight: 1.29 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 7th November 2008
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: South Gloucestershire (Unitary Authority)
District: South Gloucestershire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: South Gloucestershire
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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