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FINGER RING

Unique ID: GLO-0875D0

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Roman cast copper alloy Henig Type II finger ring length 32mm, width17mm (at bezel), height 19mm, thickness (at bezel) 3mm, weight 3.57g.
The ring has an oval cross-section which tapers in from the oval bezel to the hoop. An oval recess with narrow sides in the centre of the bezel would have held a stone, intaglio or enamel (now missing). The ring has been gilt.

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 200

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 32 mm
Width: 17 mm
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight: 3.57 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st December 2000 - Thursday 1st December 2011

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: 5853

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Gilded

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Gloucestershire (County)
District: Stroud (District)
To be known as: Cotswolds

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

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

References cited

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Recording Institution: GLO
Created: 11 years ago
Updated: 11 years ago

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