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FINGER RING
Unique ID: SUSS-FC5516
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A fragment of a silver-gilt late Medieval ring. The hoop is decorated with a four-petalled lozenge within a diamond bordered by a quatrefoil on either side. The interior of the hoop is plain and tracings of gilding are visible on both sides.
No direct comparisons for this fragment could be found, but quatrefoil designs were very popular on Medieval rings and can be found on numerous examples, see DUR-A1D852, NMS-EFD014 and NMS-9095A3.
This fragment dates from 1300 to 1500.
Dimensions: length 16.2 mm, thickness 1.1 mm, weight 0.5g
Notes:
In terms of age and as the object contains a minimum of 10% precious metal it qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996.
Naomi Speakman
Curator of Medieval Collections
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Submitted for consideration as Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2013T515
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 16.2 mm
Width: 3.14 mm
Thickness: 1.1 mm
Weight: 0.5 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 9th March 2013
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Other reference numbers
Treasure case number: 2013T515
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Ashford (District)
Parish or ward: Tenterden (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ8830
Four figure Latitude: 51.038598
Four figure longitude: 0.680198
1:25K map: TQ8830
1:10K map: TQ83SE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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