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ESS-AD9A65: 2012 T238 Gold finger-ring

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FINGER RING

Unique ID: ESS-AD9A65

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

2012 T238, Post Medieval gold ring.

Date: 17th - 18th Century

Description: Gold posy ring, thin flat band with inscription on internal band: god gives increase to love and peace. Traces of a possible maker's mark.

Dimensions: Weight: 1.9g, Diameter (at widest): 18.85mm, Width: 3.30mm, Thickness: 0.57mm

Discussion: In the absence of a datable maker's mark we cannot date this pre-1712. The ring cannot be securely dated to pre-1712 and it as such falls outside the provisions of the Treasure Act 1996.

Judy Rudoe

BritishMuseum

Inscription: god gives increase to love and peace

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder after being declared not Treasure

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1700
Date to: Circa AD 1900

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Width: 3.3 mm
Thickness: 0.57 mm
Weight: 1.9 g
Diameter: 18.85 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 18th March 2012

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Essex OEF: 6999

Materials and construction

Primary material: Gold
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Essex (County)
District: Braintree (District)
To be known as: "Earls Cone Area, Essex"

Spatial coordinates


Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Current location: Finder
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

No references cited so far.

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Audit data

Recording Institution: ESS
Created: 12 years ago
Updated: 4 years ago

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