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FINGER RING
Unique ID: PAS-62A405
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Roman silver finger ring, plain oval hoop, broken and dented at the bottom. The flattened slightly swollen bezel widens to accommodate an oval pinkish-red carnelian intaglio. The motif appears to be a very stylised pair of clasped hands (dextrarum iunctio). The wrists and palms are represented by a simple thick line with blocks at each end, and the fingers and thumbs by lightly incised lines.
Notes:
The ring is Guiraud type 2e (Guiraud 1989)
Surface analysis conducted at the British Museum indicated a silver content of approximately 93 per cent and confirmed the gemstone as carnelian.
Wt.: 3.77g
Ext.d: 21.0 mm Int.d.: 17.9 mm
Date: 2nd to 3rd century AD
The ring qualifies as Treasure under the terms of the Treasure Act 1996.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Corinium Museum
Subsequent action after recording: Acquired by museum after being declared Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2004T75
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 100
Date to: Circa AD 299
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 3.77 g
Diameter: 21 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 17th February 2004
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Other reference numbers
Treasure case number: 2004T75
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Secondary material: Gem
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Incised or engraved or chased
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Gloucestershire (County)
District: Cotswold (District)
Parish or ward: Quenington (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP1304
Four figure Latitude: 51.73456222
Four figure longitude: -1.81315262
1:25K map: SP1304
1:10K map: SP10SW
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guiraud, H. | 1989 | Bagues et anneaux à l'époque romaine en Gaule | Paris | CNRS |
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