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FINGER RING

Unique ID: SF-548746

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An incomplete copper-alloy Roman finger ring, dating to AD 100-300. Only the bezel and fragments of one shoulder survive. The bezel is octagonal in plan and it is recessed to house a stone or an enameled decoration, now missing. The shoulder has an oval shape in plan and has a shallow transverse flute on its front face; the fragment of the hoop attached to the shoulder has a sub-rectangular shape in plan and tapers towards the break. The back face of the ring is undecorated.

See parallels on the PAS database: SF-1AA372, SF-A0955A.

Length: 17.05 mm

Width: 9.53 mm

Thickness of the bezel: 3.93 mm

Thickness of the hoop: 2.02 mm

Weight: 1.41 g

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 100
Date to: Circa AD 300

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 17.05 mm
Width: 9.53 mm
Thickness: 3.93 mm
Weight: 1.41 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 11th September 2015

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Finder's reference: Steepple Bumpstead, Field A, no. 76.

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Essex (County)
District: Braintree (District)
To be known as: Steeple Bumpstead

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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