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FINGER RING
Unique ID: LEIC-512D1F
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Late Medieval gold finger ring, 23mm long, 22mm wide and 10mm thick with a weight of 7.55grams. The object has a rectangular bezel depicting the adoration of the Magi and shows Mary, Joseph and Jesus to the left under a canopy and the three Kings to the right. The background is filled with traces of green enamel? The shoulders are decorated with two engraved flowers at each side and the triangular shaped petals are partially filled with green and white enamel. The bezel has a twisted rope effect with undulating surface and below the engraved flowers is an inscription over the two shoulders reading MON CUER AUE [have my heart]
Notes:
The ring was found about 20 years ago, so does not fall under the current legislation as potential Treasure
Class: iconographic
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1400
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 23 mm
Width: 22 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight: 7.55 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st January 1990 - Wednesday 1st January 1997
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Gold
Secondary material: Enamel
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Charnwood (District)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK5319
Four figure Latitude: 52.76600677
Four figure longitude: -1.21595267
1:25K map: SK5319
1:10K map: SK51NW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1000 metre square.
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