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FINGER RING
Unique ID: BERK-700B4B
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A now bent and distorted silver stirrup-shaped finger-ring dating to the medieval period. The finger ring has a plain hoop with a D-shaped in cross section, rising to a triangular bezel at the top of which is a circular void which would have held a glass or stone setting, but which is now missing. According to Pritchard (Egan and Pritchard 1991: 326) these stirrup-shaped rings were 'popular in England from the middle of 12th century for at least three-hundred years'.
Notes:
As this object is made substantially of precious metal and is over 300 years old, it constitutes Treasure under the stipulations of the Act.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Submitted for consideration as Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2015T390
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 21.9 mm
Width: 22.6 mm
Weight: 1.6 g
Diameter: 19.1 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 15th March 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: OXPAS2015.021
Treasure case number: 2015T390
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: West Oxfordshire (District)
To be known as: Stonesfield CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egan, G. and Pritchard, F. | 1991 | Dress Accessories, c.1150-c.1450 (Medieval Finds from Excavations in London 3) (1991) | London | Stationery Office Books |
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