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EAR RING
Unique ID: PAS-D237D4
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A small, plain, slightly distorted circular ear-ring made from a thin gold wire of circular cross-section, its ends crossed and twisted round.
Dimensions and metal content:
Maximum external dimensions: 15.5 x 12.7mm; weight: 0.79g. X-ray fluorescence analysis conducted at the British Museum indicated an approximate gold content of 84 per cent.
Notes:
BM Treasure case PEE 109
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Leicestershire Heritage Service
Subsequent action after recording: Acquired by museum after being declared Treasure
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: AD 300
Date to: AD 399
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 12.9 mm
Weight: 0.79 g
Diameter: 15.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st September 2001
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Other reference numbers
Museum accession number: PEE 109
Materials and construction
Primary material: Gold
Manufacture method: Hand made
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Hinckley and Bosworth (District)
To be known as: Peckleton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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