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FINGER RING
Unique ID: LIN-22EEF2
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Roman gold cameo ring. The hoop is made from sheet gold; the bezel is rectangular and has a raised gold oval setting with a repoussé design of a standing figure of Vulcan. He holds a pair of tongs in his left hand by his side in his right is a hammer poised above an anvil.
Notes:
This ring was reputedly found in the late 80s or early 90s.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 300
Date to: Circa AD 400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Gold
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Caistor area
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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