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FINGER RING
Unique ID: SF-D4DC97
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete cast copper-alloy finger ring of Roman date. Only the bezel and one shoulder of the ring survive intact, the remainder now missing due to old breaks. The bezel is flat, oval shaped in form and with a border decorated with numerous short incised diagonal grooves. The surviving shoulder is flat, D-shaped in section with flat back and rounded front face, and separated from the besel by a transverse moulded groove. On the front face of the shoulder can be seen moulded decoration comprising a transverse groove at the bezel end, from which six grooves extend down the centre of the shoulder with numerous short diagonal grooves forming borders to either side. This ring fragment measures 16.42mm in height/width, 19.51mm in length, 2.53mm in thickness at bezel, and weighs 4.65g.
This is a fragment from a finger ring of probable Roman date. Similar examples with flattened oval or circular bezel and expanded shoulders are noted on the PAS database (for example LIN-82C4A1 or NARC-E69493) and in an example from South Shields (Allason-Jones and Miket, 1984: no. 168).
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 410
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 19.51 mm
Width: 16.42 mm
Thickness: 2.53 mm
Weight: 4.65 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Mid Suffolk (District)
To be known as: Near Eye
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allason-Jones, L. and Miket, R. | 1984 | Catalogue of Small Finds from South Shields Roman Fort | Gloucester | Society of Antiquaries of London | no. 168 |
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