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FINGER RING
Unique ID: BERK-0E74E5
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete but distorted gold finger ring of medieval date. The finger ring has a large D-shaped bezel that is set with a dark coloured gemstone. The stone is held in place by a narrowing of the faceted bezel edge. The hoop of the finger ring is roughly D-shaped in cross section with a pronounced ridge around the middle of its length; the hoop is complete but distorted. The hoop appears quite large and it is possible that this finger ring was worn by a man or over a glove (or both). Similar examples are recorded on this database and illustrated in Egan & Pritchard (1991) and are dating by ceramic association to the second half of the 14th century (nos 1612 and 1613).
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Submitted for consideration as Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2013T743
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1350
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 12.48 mm
Width: 8.35 mm
Thickness: 1.19 mm
Weight: 2.1 g
Diameter: 16.94 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 27th October 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 2013.328
Treasure case number: 2013T743
Materials and construction
Primary material: Gold
Secondary material: Gem
Manufacture method: Hand made
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: South Oxfordshire (District)
To be known as: Clifton Hampden CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egan, G. and Pritchard, F. | 1991 | Dress Accessories, c.1150-c.1450 (Medieval Finds from Excavations in London 3) (1991) | London | Stationery Office Books |
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