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FINGER RING
Unique ID: GLO-691AA7
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Coper alloy roman finger ring fragment with a circular bezel. The face of the bezel is decorated with a series of recessed cells strive that convey a cross or wheel impression with four spokes evenly arranged around a central hub. The hub is made from a small central circular cell filled with dark blue enamel positioned in the centre of the bezel. Surrounding this are four large sub-oval cells that are filled with red enamel and evenly arranged around the outer edge, each of these cells are separated from its neighbour by a by a thick copper arm. The shoulders are undecorated and narrow to the hoop, which is now truncated.
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 200
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 13 mm
Width: 20 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight: 6.17 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 28th January 2018
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Fragment
Surface Treatment: Inlaid with enamel
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Gloucestershire (County)
District: Tewkesbury (District)
Parish or ward: Leigh (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SO8825
Four figure Latitude: 51.92338859
Four figure longitude: -2.17590313
1:25K map: SO8825
1:10K map: SO82NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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