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LEIC-048536: Roman copper alloy finger ring

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FINGER RING

Unique ID: LEIC-048536

Object type certainty: Certain
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Roman copper alloy finger ring, 22mm long, 10mm wide and 3mm thick with a weight of 2.66grams. The object represents about half of the loop of an intaglio finger ring. It has a band which is semi-circular in section and which widens out to accomodate an oval shaped recess, now incomplete which would have housed an intaglio stone.

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
Length: 22 mm
Width: 10 mm
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight: 2.66 g

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete

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Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Charnwood (District)
Parish or ward: Barrow upon Soar (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK5618
Four figure Latitude: 52.75671615
Four figure longitude: -1.17166659
1:25K map: SK5618
1:10K map: SK51NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

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Audit data

Recording Institution: LEIC
Created: 8 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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