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FINGER RING
Unique ID: NMS1607
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Ornamental gold finger-ring with a thin hoop with deeply engraved foliate ornament on the shoulders, once filled with enamel, and a deep rectangular box bezel with arcade pattern all round containing remains of pale blue enamel. The stone is missing and the hoop has been squashed out of shape. It weighs 1.85g. There are very close parallels for both shape and decoration among the mourning rings of the 1660s and 1670s in the British Museum. 17th century.
Notes:
potential TREASURE 14.11.02
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder after being disclaimed as Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2002T259
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.85 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st October 2002 - Tuesday 1st October 2002
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Other reference numbers
Treasure case number: 2002T259
Materials and construction
Primary material: Gold
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Inlaid with enamel
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: South Norfolk (District)
To be known as: BAWBURGH
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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