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FINGER RING
Unique ID: GLO-223667
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy roman finger ring that has a flat lozenge shaped bezel with a recessed interior which is filled with blue enamel, in the centre is a raised ring that also has blue enamel in its centre. The shoulders are triangular with a transverse grove at the top but are truncated near their base resulting in the loss of about 70% of the hoop.
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: 19 mm
Height: 7 mm
Width: 10 mm
Thickness: 1.5 mm
Weight: 1.78 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 20th December 2018
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Fragment
Surface Treatment: Inlaid with enamel
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Basingstoke and Deane (District)
Parish or ward: Hurstbourne Priors (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU4646
Four figure Latitude: 51.21135951
Four figure longitude: -1.34284682
1:25K map: SU4646
1:10K map: SU44NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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