Record ID: SWYOR-4C9C45
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Published
Finger ring with a copper-alloy hoop. The hoop is very corroded and has broken into several pieces but the setting (and upper half)of the ring remains intact. The setting appears to be a small circular amber bead (approximately 6mm in diameter) with incised radiating grooves. In the centre of the bead or circular setting is a tiny blue circular setting, possibly glass or enamel. The ring possibly dates to the late Iron Age - early Roman period. The largest remaining portion of the ring measures 22.66mm in length, the width of the ring across the setting is 6.76mm and the width of the …
Created on: Friday 14th May 2004
Last updated: Sunday 24th February 2019
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Record ID: WAW-8B2932
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The object is probably a spiral finger ring of the late Iron Age. A similar example is found at Camerton (Jackson 1990), and the discussion considers whether these rings were also used as toe rings, currency and dress fastenings, but a finger ring seems most likely according to Jackson for the Camerton example. The ring has been made by casting copper alloy. It is circular in plan. The ring is composed of a rounded rectangular sectioned rod which has formed a close fitting spiral of two almost complete loops. The surface of the ring has developed a shiny light blue/green coloured…
Created on: Wednesday 4th May 2005
Last updated: Sunday 11th September 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WAW-28D095
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The object is possibly a late Iron Age or Roman finger ring. As a finger ring the loop is quite chunky, and is oval in section, due to this the object could be considered as a harness fitting. The ring is made from cast copper alloy. In plan the ring id a sub-D shape. Originally it was probably a ‘D’ shape but this damage does not appear to be recent. The loop is oval in section and opposite the bezel is 5.85mm thick. The bezel is flat on the reverse and outer face compared to the loop, but has a off-centre oval voided with rounded edges. The surface of the ring is poor and a…
Created on: Wednesday 29th June 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: BERK-BDA285
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A late Iron Age to early Roman copper alloy finger-ring (circa late 1st century BC-mid 1st century AD). The finger-ring is made from a single copper alloy rod bent into a loop with over-lapping terminals. The finger-ring has a circular cross-section that tapers and flattens at the terminals. There does not appear to be any decoration. The copper alloy has a pale-mid green patina. A similar finger ring has been found at Camerton (Jackson 1990: 48 pl.14 no.144). The Camerton example has the same circular cross-section but there are more coils and the terminals are missing. Dimens…
Created on: Thursday 28th September 2006
Last updated: Wednesday 1st May 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Letcombe Regis', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-89E565
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
A spiral shaped ring possibly a finger ring formed from a length of cast copper alloy of probable later prehistoric or early Roman date. The ring is in the form of a close and thick spiral of just over two complete turns, 4.9mm in width and 3.3mm thick. It weighs 14.7g. The ring has been distorted but formerly had an external diameter of about 24mm. Its cross-section is rectangular with rounded corners. Both terminals are slightly rounded and the surfaces plain and undecorated. The ring has a rich green patina and an uneven, pitted surface. A similar finger ring has been excavated at …
Created on: Friday 20th October 2006
Last updated: Friday 16th October 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Milborne Port', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-015996
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
2006 T607 'Witham area', Essex. Plain gold ring consisting of a hoop with circular cross-section, bent into a V shape. No dimensions taken. This object was reported as potential Treasure, but at the time was thought to be a modern ring, less than 300 years old, bent out of shape. It therefore did not qualify as treasure as stipulated in the Treasure Act 1996. Subsequent to the return of this item in 2007, specialists had cause to examine the photograph again and conceded that there were similarities between this piece and examples of V-shaped finger-rings attributed to the Iron Age (…
Created on: Thursday 6th September 2007
Last updated: Friday 2nd December 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Witham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CPAT-CB6BE6
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy ring, in the form of a two turn spiral that has the appearance of a late Bronze Age/Iron age artefact. It may have been a finger ring or perhaps a hair ring. Similar examples, classed as finger rings have been found in context at the Iron Age Hill Fort at Hod Hill. This type of ring is also known in the early Roman period. (See Catherine Johns – Jewellery of Roman Britain.)
Created on: Monday 22nd October 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: SUSS-58B464
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy finger ring of uncertain date. The ring is made of wire which is circular in section, 2.7mm in diameter. A short piece of wire has been bent in a circle so the the two ends overlap; both ends have been hammered flat. One end has been hammered into a flat strip, 8.2mm long, 4.7mm wide by 1.4mm thick, the other has just been brought to a wedge shaped end. This type of very simple ring is hard to date, examples are known from the Iron Age onwards. The size and simplicity of this example suggests it may have been made for a child.
Created on: Tuesday 4th December 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WAW-790135
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
Gold ornamental ring from Kineton, Warwickshire. This ring, formed of a plain round-section wire, was at the time of discovery felt to be completely undiagnostic, with no evidence to date it more than 300 years old, and because of this it was felt to lie outside the provisions of the Treasure Act 1996. Subsequently, specialists have had cause to examine the photograph again. The slight bend at both sides of the ring, giving it a slightly angled appearance in side view, gives similarities between this piece and examples of V-shaped finger-rings attributed to the Iron Age (e.g. 2016T537…
Created on: Friday 11th January 2008
Last updated: Thursday 16th November 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kineton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NCL-70E930
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy finger ring, probably of the Roman period. The ring has a flattened bezel with tapering shoulders. The bezel has a circular setting with the pitted remains of a reddish-orange enamel or paste in it. There is no hoop, but it would have been D-shaped in section. Guiraud's type 1c, dating to the 1st century BC to late 1st century AD.
Created on: Thursday 17th April 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: HESH-EA57F3
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy ring, probably a finger ring, of probable late Iron Age or Roman date (50BC - 300 AD). The ring is cast in one piece and is relatively large and heavy. It has been much abraded in the plough soil and lost a considerable amount of its surface. The ring is relatively uniform in diameter and broadly D shaped in cross section. It is decorated with a single circumferential recessed band which divides the ring unevenly. There seems to be no other surface decoration present. The ring has a maximum outer diameter of 28.3mm and a maximum internal diameter of 19.8mm. The ring is …
Created on: Wednesday 3rd September 2008
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd September 2014
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Record ID: WMID-BCA708
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
2009 T97. Description: A gold, circular-sectioned wire ring, now bent out of shape. When placed on a surface it is slightly undulating but essentially flat. Discussion: This object could represent the misshapen remains of a bent, V-shaped finger ring of a type which is rare but known from the Iron Age. The closest parallel would be a ring from Park Brow, Sompting, West Sussex, dating from 400-200 BC. However, because of the distorted nature of the object it is impossible to be certain of this identification. Compare two certain examples of V-shaped middle Iron Age finger-rings a…
Created on: Monday 2nd March 2009
Last updated: Friday 2nd December 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Yoxall CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-78F6D7
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy spiral finger ring dating from the late Iron Age to the Roman period. The ring is formed from copper alloy which has been bent into a spiral ring of three turns. It is sub-circular in plan. One terminal is bent at a right angle across the upper surface. The other terminal has been broken before it terminates. The broken terminal has eight moulded circular decorations, each of which is open and contains a pellet. It has a dark blackish green patina and the remains of gilding can be seen.
Created on: Wednesday 9th September 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'NORTH YORKSHIRE', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-A3BB08
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Telford and Wrekin
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy finger ring of probable late Iron Age or Roman date. The finger ring is formed from a cast length of semi-circular (D shaped) section copper alloy wire. The wire is 4.5mm wide and 4.2mm thick. It has been bent to form a sub-circular finger ring with a double turn with overlapping terminals. Towards the terminals the finger ring tapers and each has been clipped and filed to form the terminal. The terminals have also been hammered and are relatively square in cross section. There is no cast or incised decoration on either terminal. The ring has a maximum outer diameter of …
Created on: Friday 11th September 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Newport', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-D90604
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Central Bedfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A gold, V-shaped finger ring. The hoop is slender and circular in cross-section, and is an oval bent to form a ring which when placed on the finger would zig-zag around it. There is no bezel and no decoration on the hoop. This type of ring is rare but known from the Iron Age. The closest parallel is from Park Brow, Sompting, West Sussex, dating from 400-200 BC. See Cunliffe 'Iron Age Communities in Britain' for another similar object, although made of silver. See KENT-5235BB for more detail on V-shaped gold rings. The surface of the metal appears to be ancient. Non-destructiv…
Created on: Friday 13th November 2009
Last updated: Monday 28th November 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Edworth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LON-F93A24
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A late Iron Age copper alloy spiral finger ring dating 300BC - 100AD. This finger ring has been made so the ends spiral round approximately half way around the band and overlap, forming the rear half of the finger ring. The front section of the finger ring has been decoratively cast to form a pattern comprising three annulets with a pointed oval set on an angle in between the annulets. Dimensions: width: 5.55mm; thickness: 2.42mm; diameter: 21.46mm; weight: 4.07g.
Created on: Friday 26th November 2010
Last updated: Thursday 6th January 2011
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Record ID: SWYOR-598BF3
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy finger ring, probably dating from the late Iron Age or early Roman period, 100BC - AD200. It consists of a spiral of copper alloy wire with three turns. The second, central turn has been shaped and tapered to make it broader and flatter between the two outer turns. The ring has a rough, light green patina. It is 23.3mm in diameter and 11.3mm thick. It weighs 6.21gm. Compare CPAT-CB6BE6 and SOMDOR-89E565, it should be noted that the identification and dating of this class of object is not yet well established and is open to some doubt.
Created on: Thursday 5th January 2012
Last updated: Monday 28th November 2016
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Record ID: SWYOR-5966D0
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy finger ring, probably of late Iron Age or early Roman date. It consists of a strip of metal which is D shaped in section, wound round to create a spiral of three turns. These are no longer tightly coiled, but have separated and been pulled sideways. The smooth mid green patina has been worn away (probably post-recovery) to reveal bare brass beneath. On the flat side of the strip at one end is a small circular depression. A corresponding depression can be found on the convex side of the other end of the strip. In its current configuration, the ring is 35.71mm long, 23.75…
Created on: Thursday 5th July 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 11th July 2012
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-44C761
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy finger ring probably dating from the late Iron Age to the early Roman period. The object consists of a single strip of copper alloy which is oval in cross-section. The strip has been wound round to create a spiral of two complete turns which are tightly coiled. Each terminal is rounded. The object has a mid-green patina and is in good condition. PAS Iron Age and Roman Training notes (unpublished) cite a similar ring from Camerton, Somerset (1990).
Created on: Thursday 27th September 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 9th August 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lincoln', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-450165
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy possible finger ring of uncertain date. The object consists of a single strip of copper alloy which is D-shaped in cross-section. The object is rounded at one end while the other end terminates with a break. It is possible the object is an incomplete spiral finger ring dating from the late Iron Age to the early Roman period, however this identification can not be certain due to the incompleteness of the object.
Created on: Thursday 27th September 2012
Last updated: Friday 28th September 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lincoln', grid reference and parish protected.