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FINGER RING
Unique ID: WILT-2139D1
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete Roman copper alloy finger ring containing an enamel inlay dating to the period c. AD 100 - 300. The ring can be classified as a Henig (1974) Type II. It exhibits an oval bezel with an oval recess which contains traces of degraded turquoise and red enamel in an uncertain design. The shoulders taper in thickness from either side of the bezel and terminate in old breaks. The finger ring measures 17.26mm in length, 5.74mm maximum width, 0.78mm minimum width, is 1.85mm thick and weighs 0.73g.
Class: Henig type II
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 100
Date to: Circa AD 300
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 17.26 mm
Width: 5.74 mm
Thickness: 1.85 mm
Weight: 0.73 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 27th March 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: sswm 4499 262
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Inlaid with enamel
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Salisbury
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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