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FINGER RING
Unique ID: CAM-A7A06C
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper-alloy Roman finger-ring with missing intaglio or stone leaving an empty bezel. The remains of this finger-ring weigh 3.46g. The finger-ring has a height of 24.8mm and width of 22.8mm. The loop is approximately circular in shape, with the bezel rising up above. The band has a circular cross-section, of 1.7mm thickness and 1.8mm width, at the base. This cross-section becomes oval, increasing in width and thickness towards the shoulders and bezel. At the shoulders the thickness is 2.9mm x 4.7mm width. The band continues to increase in size to the bezel which has a thickness of 3.7mm and width of 7.6mm. The setting is oval in shape measuring 8.8mm in line with the band and having a width of 6.4mm. A white paste is present within the setting, lining the walls and base. The setting recess has a depth of 1.3mm to the paste surface.
Possibly a Henig type I. Compare with PAS record SOM-FA5FA9.
Sub class: possibly Henig type I, Guiraud Ib
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 300
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 24.8 mm
Width: 22.8 mm
Weight: 3.46 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 4th April 2017 - Tuesday 4th April 2017
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Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: South Cambridgeshire (District)
Parish or ward: West Wratting (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TL6151
Four figure Latitude: 52.13384751
Four figure longitude: 0.35090991
1:25K map: TL6151
1:10K map: TL65SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 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 | |||
| Henig, M. | 1974 | A Corpus of Roman Engraved Gemstones From British Sites | Oxford | British Archaeological Reports 8 |
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