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BH-D8652A: Post medieval finger ring

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FINGER RING

Unique ID: BH-D8652A

Object type certainty: Possibly
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An unidentified copper-alloy and enamel object, possibly the composite bezel from a post medieval finger ring. The object is oval in shape with slightly bevelled edges. The upper surface possesses an oval cell filled with green enamel. Two floral motifs are stamped into the enamel. These may have originally been filled with a contrasting colour of enamel. The underside of the object also possesses a similar cell created with a circumferential rim of reserve metal. This cell is empty although there are remnants of a white substance at the edges of the cell. The object measures 20mm in length, 17mm in width and 4mm in thickness.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1700

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 20 mm
Width: 17 mm
Thickness: 4 mm

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Enamel
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata


County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: Huntingdonshire (District)
Parish or ward: Bythorn and Keyston (Civil Parish)

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Recording Institution: BH
Created: 7 years ago
Updated: 7 years ago

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