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FINGER RING
Unique ID: BH-C58F6B
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A gold finger ring with distorted hoop of 'D-shaped' section, widening from the back to the bezel. Each shoulder is decorated by a series of longitudinal grooves, and there is a grooved central ridge which, at the non-bezel end, terminates in a fork with projecting, tapering groove. The box bezel is now empty, the sides flaring towards the open top. Each of the setting's two longer faces has a line of sub-oval perforations, now worn thin, which would once have contained enamel.
Length (bezel to back of hoop): 21.4mm; width: 23.25mm. Weight: 2.21g.
A ring with similar bezel to this example is Treasure case 2002 T85, from Roundway, Wiltshire, which was dated to the 17th century. The grooved shoulders and box bezel are also paralleled by another 17th century ring, 2002 T137, from Bilborough, N. Yorks.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder after being disclaimed as Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2014T883
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 21.4 mm
Width: 23.25 mm
Weight: 2.21 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 20th November 2014
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Other reference numbers
Treasure case number: 2014T883
Materials and construction
Primary material: Gold
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hertfordshire (County)
District: North Hertfordshire (District)
To be known as: Graveley
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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