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FINGER RING
Unique ID: WAW-0E7A14
Object type certainty: Possibly
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status: Awaiting validation 
Probable Roman finger ring (1st to 4th century): Only the bezel and shoulders remain, the hoop is missing and the breaks are possibly recent. The bezel is oval in plan and has a large cell which contains a white paste. The edges of the cell are abraded and may have been deeper than it is now and the original setting is now missing. The upper and lower faces of the bezel are decorated with two clusters of three high-relief pellets. The shoulders are decorated with a cluster of six larger high-relief pellets. The finger ring is made from what appears to be possibly a heavily leaded copper alloy which has formed a shiny dark grey patina. The finger ring measures 14.17mm from the upper to lower edge of the bezel, 21.13mm across the bezel and is 6.42mm thick from the front of the bezel to the reverse. It weighs 6.2g.
The finger ring appears to be unusual and may date to the Post Medieval period, but closer comparable examples seem more frequent in the Roman period. Other examples decorated with pellets are on the database, for example NMS-4DC4F4 but this is not identical. Guiraud (1988) does illustrate a similar ring and classifies it as a Type 4, but this is a simplified version.
Guiraud, H. 1988 'Bagues Et Anneaux À L' Époque Romaine En Gaule' Gallia Volume 45.
Class: Guiraud Type 4
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 409
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 14.17 mm
Width: 21.13 mm
Thickness: 6.42 mm
Weight: 6.2 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 2nd July 2013 - Wednesday 2nd October 2013
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Worcestershire (County)
District: Wychavon (District)
Parish or ward: Hindlip (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SO8858
Four figure Latitude: 52.22007644
Four figure longitude: -2.17707465
1:25K map: SO8858
1:10K map: SO85NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guiraud, H. | 1989 | Bagues et anneaux à l'époque romaine en Gaule | Paris | CNRS | Type 4 |
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