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FINGER RING
Unique ID: HAMP-DFEE49
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A slightly squashed medieval (1200-1500) gold finger-ring with a blue-coloured gemstone setting (perhaps sapphire); the hoop has detached from the bezel to one side.
The bezel is asymmetrical and hexagonal in shape, with alternating short and long edges to give a more general triangular shape. It is sheet gold and apparently formed around the irregular shape of the uncut stone within. The sides angle both upwards and downwards from a central ridge running around the outside of the bezel. It stands 4.2mm in height with the stone being apparently quite thin and perhaps originally on a fixant base (making it higher within the bezel), which has now been lost.
The hoop has a lozengiform cross-section where it joins the bezel (2.6x2.3mm) which narrows to 1.8x1.4mm at the back of the hoop. There is a patch of recent damage to the hoop.
The finger-ring measures 26.6mm in length, 18.8mm in width and 9.2mm in depth (at the bezel); it weighs 2.26g.
Notes:
A similar finger-ring with gemstone (HAMP-2A4252 / 2019T446) is dated to the 13th-15th centuries.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder after being disclaimed as Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2019T932
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 26.6 mm
Width: 18.8 mm
Thickness: 9.2 mm
Weight: 2.26 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 6th October 2019 - Sunday 6th October 2019
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Hampshire Cultural Trust Object Entry Form HMHCT 330
Treasure case number: 2019T932
Materials and construction
Primary material: Gold
Secondary material: Gem
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Winchester (District)
Parish or ward: Denmead (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU6613
Four figure Latitude: 50.91270159
Four figure longitude: -1.0625724
1:25K map: SU6613
1:10K map: SU61SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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