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FINGER RING

Unique ID: KENT-E8170E

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

A copper alloy finger ring of probable Roman date. The ring has a broad, flat circular bezel with scalloped edges. The shoulders are decorated with two ridges and narrow into a 'D' shaped band. The bezel is decorated with two concentric incised rings and seven irregularly placed punched dots. The bezel is 16.6mm wide and 13.1mm high. The band is 3.1mm wide and 1.7mm thick. The ring is 20.2mm in diameter and weighs 5.06 grams.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 410

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 5.06 g
Diameter: 20.2 mm

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete

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Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Folkestone and Hythe (District)
Parish or ward: Burmarsh (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TR1032
Four figure Latitude: 51.04894555
Four figure longitude: 0.99472333
1:25K map: TR1032
1:10K map: TR13SW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

References cited

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Audit data

Recording Institution: KENT
Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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