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FINGER RING
Unique ID: SF-846F38
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A copper-alloy Roman finger ring fragment. It consists of the shoulder, the oval bezel and part of the hoop. The hoop has a D-shaped cross-section; the shoulder has a curved profile. The bezel is recessed to house a glass or gem setting now missing; the raised rim of the bezel slightly expands into a triangle with its apex tapering towards the hoop. The breaks are well worn.
The fragment joins find SF-81DC06
It is assigned to the Henig's type II (1974, p. 55, fig. 1), which dates to the 1st-3rd century.
Length: 16.54 mm
Width: 14.54 mm
Thickness of the shoulder: 4.08 mm
Thickness of the bezel: 1.94 mm
Weight: 2.78 g
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 43
Date to: Circa AD 300
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 16.54 mm
Width: 14.54 mm
Thickness: 4.08 mm
Weight: 2.78 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 17th June 2016
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: EKE 053
Other reference: Finders reference SS14 325
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Suffolk Coastal (District)
To be known as: Eyke
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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