LEIC-285D37: Roman copper alloy finger ring

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FINGER RING

Unique ID: LEIC-285D37

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Roman copper alloy finger ring fragment, 18mm long, 12mm wide and 3mm thick. The object is in fair condition and weighs 1.96grams. It consists of the bezel and one side of a 'signet' style ring. It has a flat rectangular bezel and shoulders which start the width of the bezel and taper to a narrow band. The shoulders are decorated with a chevron pattern formed of two sets of two parallel recesses.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 400

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 18 mm
Width: 12 mm
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight: 1.96 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 12th April 2010

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Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Melton (District)
Parish or ward: Grimston (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK6821
Four figure Latitude: 52.782306
Four figure longitude: -0.993264
1:25K map: SK6821
1:10K map: SK62SE
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

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Recording Institution: LEIC
Created: 13 years ago
Updated: 3 years ago

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