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FINGER RING
Unique ID: GLO-69827D
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Gilded silver finger-ring that has an undecorated hoop D-shaped in cross-section. The bezel is made from a worn quatrefoil plate that has been soldered onto the outside of the hoop. The face of the bezel is decorated with an engraved cross dividing the bezel into four panels; more lightly engraved oblique lines emanate from one side of each arm of the cross, thereby dividing each panel in two and creating an impression of rotating movement.
See similar examples at KENT-299A33 (2007T493), LEIC-C4F333 (2011T314), DENO-A2D213 (2009 T540) and WAW-D5B7F1 (2011T187), all dated to the medieval period (13th to 15th centuries). Each of these has a quatrefoil bezel engraved with veins to resemble a leaf, however, and the precise detail of the decoration on this bezel is different.
Notes:
As this object is made of more than 10% precious metal and is over 300 years old, it constitutes potential Treasure under the Treasure Act 1996.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder after being disclaimed as Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2014T478
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 25 mm
Width: 23 mm
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight: 3.18 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 29th March 2014
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 48253
Treasure case number: 2014T478
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Gilded
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Gloucestershire (County)
District: Cotswold (District)
To be known as: Yanworth
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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