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FINGER RING
Unique ID: CORN-44160E
Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper alloy finger ring, probably Roman in date, consisting of a flat strip of metal bent into a penannular ring with both terminals narrowing to a point and overlapping slightly. The pointed ends suggest this could have been used as an earring, but they may also simply be narrowed to fit together when worn on the finger and penannular to allow for expansion. The ring may also been made from a broken fragment of a bracelet which are often penannular in the Roman period. The outer face of the hoop is decorated with three horizontal concentric grooves which converge towards the ends of the terminals. The database has several similar examples such as NMS-6BB780 and NMS-148017 which are attributed to the Roman period.
Crummy (1993) illustrates a penannular bracelet and penannular finger rings with similar incised decoration from Roman Colchester on pages 42 & 48, figs.44 & 50, nos.1679, 1766 & 1774, which are dated from the 2nd to the 4th century AD.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 410
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 3.6 mm
Thickness: 1.4 mm
Weight: 1.35 g
Diameter: 19.4 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 16th September 2018 - Sunday 16th September 2018
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Dorset (County)
District: West Dorset (District)
Parish or ward: Piddletrenthide (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: ST7202
Four figure Latitude: 50.81686318
Four figure longitude: -2.39882735
1:25K map: ST7202
1:10K map: ST70SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crummy, N. | 1983 | Colchester Archaeological Report 2: The Roman small finds from excavations in Colchester, 1971-9 | Colchester | Colchester Archaeological Trust Ltd | pp.42 & 48, figs.44 & 50 | nos.1679, 1766 & 1774 |
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