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FINGER RING
Unique ID: HAMP-04E170
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A silver Roman finger-ring of a 'keeled type' (Henig type VIII), without a setting and seemingly plain (c. 3rd century AD). The flat oval bezel is plain but scratched (12.75 by 13.25 by 2.0mm). The shoulders are angled outwards at c. 120 degrees; one extends further than the other. They narrow from below the bezel (W.: c. 9mm) quickly to c. 6mm, reaching c. 5mm at the angle. They then curve inwards, narrowing to 2.9mm at the base of the hoop. The exterior of the shoulders is decorated with two pairs of incised lines that converge towards the angles. The internal surface is flat; at the base the hoop has a D-shaped cross-section. The ring has the following internal dimensions: 18.0 by 16.9mm. As well as the scratching mentioned there is further scratching around the ring and some pitting, with a turquoisy corrosion product from base metal impurities showing through in patches.
Notes:
As this object was found before the Treasure Act 1996 came into effect it has not been put through the Treasure process as it did not fulfil the definitions of Treasure Trove.
Class: Henig type VIII
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 200
Date to: Circa AD 300
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 23.55 mm
Width: 21.25 mm
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight: 5.22 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st January 1990 - Monday 31st December 1990
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: E2905
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Windsor and Maidenhead (Unitary Authority)
District: Windsor and Maidenhead (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Bisham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU8484
Four figure Latitude: 51.548649
Four figure longitude: -0.789966
1:25K map: SU8484
1:10K map: SU88SW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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