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FINGER RING
Unique ID: SWYOR-E0701D
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Report on potential Treasure for H M Coroner
Treasure Number: 2015 T516
Description: Gold ring with circular bezel, decorated with wirework heart above a V shape, the V filled in with enamel, a thin hoop, the shoulders decorated with horizontal engraved lines where they join the bezel.
Dimensions:
Diameter: 25.29mm
Width: 1.59-7.83mm
Thickness: 0.95mm
Weight: 2g
Discussion: This is an unusual piece which no-one recognises. It could possibly be late 18th, given the form of the shoulders which does loosely correspond to 18th century types, but we can find no parallels for the bezel.
Judy Rudoe
British Museum
Notes:
There is not enough evidence to date this pre 1716 and so does not therefore qualify as treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder after being declared not Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2015T516
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1716
Date to: Circa AD 1950
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 1.59 mm
Width: 7.83 mm
Thickness: 0.95 mm
Weight: 2 g
Diameter: 25.29 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 17th July 2015 - Friday 17th July 2015
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Other reference numbers
Treasure case number: 2015T516
Materials and construction
Primary material: Gold
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Inlaid with enamel
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Selby (District)
To be known as: Carlton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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