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FINGER RING
Unique ID: KENT-2E54D3
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
An incomplete hollow cast gold finger ring with light blue intaglio of Roman date.
The finger ring has been damaged; the bezel has been distorted out of shape and it has lost the majority of its hoop. A small part of the hoop remains bent in towards the reverse of the bezel and indicates that the ring had a narrow band of c.4mm wide. This extends into expanded shoulders and a wide bezel which have a convex outside and flat inside. The inside of the ring is damaged. It appears to be a separate sheet of gold to the exterior which has been moulded to form the interior of the ring, creating a hollow construction.
The bezel retains its flat oval intaglio setting which measures 11.01mm in length and 10.10mm wide. The gem is nicolo glass, with a dark blue substrate, and a flat, light-blue upper surface. The blue intaglio is engraved with a Capricorn with a cornucopia on its back.
Discussion: The ring shape and construction is comparable to BH-58E8E6 which is dated from the 1st to 2nd century AD. For a parallel for the intaglio see Henig 2007, no. 407.
Notes:
Consequently, 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.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: The British Museum
Subsequent action after recording: Acquired by museum after being declared Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2014T147
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 1
Date to: Circa AD 200
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 29.05 mm
Width: 15.18 mm
Thickness: 4.26 mm
Weight: 4.72 g
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Other reference numbers
Treasure case number: 2014T147
Materials and construction
Primary material: Gold
Secondary material: Glass
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Canterbury (District)
To be known as: Chartham
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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