Record ID: PAS-B5B846
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
16th-20th century plain gold finger-ring or decorative band Description: Complete gold ring. The hoop has a D shaped section. The ring is plain inside and out without any hallmark or maker’s mark. The interior of the hoop is not well finished or worn. Though it is probably a finger ring, the possibility remains that it is a decorative band from another, unknown object. Dimensions: External diameter: 25.47mm, Weight: 14.27g. The object contains a minimum of 10% gold, however in the absence of any marks, there is no evidence to securely date the object pre-1705. Consequently …
Created on: Sunday 20th April 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'East of Colchester', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PAS-274301
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete gold ring. The hoop of the ring is circular in section with marginally broader shoulders that taper into the thin band. The ring has an integral bezel that is oval in plan and sub lozenge shape in section, in that it is slightly conical with the underneath being chamfered. To either side of the bezel, where it meets the hoop is a small transverse ridge, almost wedge shaped in appearance. The bezel is empty but would once have held a small uncut (cabochon) stone (such as a sapphire, ruby or garnet). It is slightly misshaped around the internal edges. The hoop is also slightl…
Created on: Sunday 13th April 2008
Last updated: Tuesday 12th July 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Happisburgh', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-127805
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
2006 T179: Gestingthorpe, Essex: Roman silver finger ring Description: Complete cast silver Roman finger ring. The bezel of the ring is sub oval in plan and is thin and flat in section. It appears to be undecorated. The shoulders of the ring are broad and roughly triangular in plan, again thin and flat in section. They are each decorated with two vertical grooved lines giving it a fluted appearance. Extending from the shoulders is the narrowed hoop which has an oval section. The hoop is split through, opposite the bezel. The ring has been squashed inwards from each outer edge. The …
Created on: Friday 7th September 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 24th September 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Gestingthorpe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-011885
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Treasure Case 2006 T151. Date: 15th century Description: Fragment of silver medieval iconographic finger ring. What remains of the ring are the bezel and the shoulders of the hoop. The bezel is sub rectangular in plan. It is slightly bevelled with a raised line dividing the bezel lengthways. To either side of the line is a crudely incised figure of a saint. The line that divides the bezel continues onto each shoulder but is much more pronounced. To either side of this line, the shoulders of the hoop are significantly grooved. This gives the hoop a slightly triangular section. The b…
Created on: Thursday 6th September 2007
Last updated: Thursday 25th September 2014
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Record ID: ESS-010B24
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Complete silver ring. The ring takes the form of a plain D-sectioned band. To the inner surface is the inscription 'OBEY GOD'. A gold tinge to the inner surface suggests that the ring was once gilded. No traces of gilt survive to the outer surface. There are no traces of enamel to the inscription. 16th - 17th Century The hoop has an external diameter of 23.44mm, is 5.18mm wide and 1.66mm thick. The ring weighs 4.65g. A similar ring (with a different inscription) can be seen in the Treasure Annual Report 2003, number 263.
Created on: Thursday 6th September 2007
Last updated: Friday 19th August 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: ESS-AD1C00
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Complete gold finger ring. The ring takes the form of a simple band. The hoop of the ring is flat in section and is of equal width and thickness for its circumference. On the outer face of the hoop is an engraved inscription, now partial due to wear. It reads +PVR [?] VOSTR[E].........[S]ENS SV??[ST].......??[MARIA monogram ?] There are no traces of enamel. The hoop is now distorted. The external diameter of the hoop is 24.26mm lengthways and 2.65mm across the narrower diameter. The hoop is 2.42mm wide and 0.74mm thick. It weighs 1.18g.
Created on: Wednesday 16th May 2007
Last updated: Friday 19th August 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North of Colchester', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-E94DD4
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of post-medieval silver finger ring. The fragment represents a section of the hoop, with one rounded end a semicircular section. It is decorated with an incised cross and possible lettering, set between a border of a raised line to either edge of the hoop. The reverse of the fragment is plain. Break edges are worn, suggesting damage occurred in antiquity. The fragment is 13.78mm long, 4.24mm wide, 1.3mm thick and weighs 0.5g.
Created on: Tuesday 12th December 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North West Essex', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-048D51
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Complete cast silver Roman finger ring. The bezel of the ring is sub oval in plan and is thin and flat in section. It appears to be undecorated. The shoulders of the ring are broad and roughly triangular in plan, again thin and flat in section. They are each decorated with two vertical grooved lines giving a fluted appearance. Extending from the shoulders is the narrowed oval-sectioned hoop. The hoop is split through, opposite the bezel. The ring has been squashed inwards from each outer edge. The silver appears to be much debased. It has a dull mid grey patina and is flaking in places…
Created on: Monday 14th August 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Gestingthorpe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-936CB3
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy Roman finger ring of Henig type Xb. Catherine Johns describes this type of ring as having ‘hunched’ shoulders (Johns, 1996, The Jewellery of Roman Britain, London, UCL Press, page 50). The hoop of the ring is sub triangular in section and almost D-shaped in profile, as the two shoulders are noticeably cusped. Each shoulder is decorated with an incised, vertical line, just below the point where they are cusped, otherwise the hoop is plain. The bezel is set high above the shoulders and is oval. It is set with a flat blue glass intaglio. The intaglio is crudely carved wit…
Created on: Monday 3rd July 2006
Last updated: Wednesday 13th August 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Colchester', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-1B9681
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Small gold finger-ring. The hoop of the ring is formed from five lozenge-shaped panels that give the ring a hexagonal shape. Each panel is undecorated on both inner and outer faces. The hoop is slightly more rounded on the interior where each panel meets the next, probably for comfort while being worn. The ring survives in good condition with few surface scratches or marks. The ring has an external diameter of 17.3mm and weighs 5.52g. It is 14th or 15th century in date.
Created on: Wednesday 10th May 2006
Last updated: Monday 22nd September 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Danbury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-92FEA8
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of 15th or early 16th century finger ring. What remains of the ring is the bezel with a small fraction of the hoop (essentially the shoulders) to either side. The bezel is sub oval with diagonal corners. It is decorated with an incised design of a letter surmounted by a crude crown, possibly a Lombardic T, set within a grooved border. The surface of the object survives with a dark green patina, though it is abraded and pitted revealing patches of lighter green. Break edges are worn, suggesting damage occurred in antiquity. The bezel is 15.02mm long and 10.12mm wide. One surviv…
Created on: Tuesday 28th March 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kelvedon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-823516
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of gold post-medieval finger ring. The fragment is the bezel of the ring. It is rectangular in plan and trapezoidal in section. It appears to be hollow. The bezel is set with a rectangular cut red stone (or possibly red glass). The stone in the second setting is damaged. The sides of the bezel are decorated with raised lines, which form scallops. Beneath these, on all sides is a border of tiny dotted or dashed indents. Around the bottom of the bezel is a slight flanged rim. This is decorated with a running motif of raised hollow squares and solid dashes. The underneath of …
Created on: Tuesday 20th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'West Hanningfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-BCF304
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Complete gold ring. The hoop has a D shaped section. The exterior is engraved with cross hatching within borders, extending around the entirety of the hoop. The border and cross-hatching retain some black enamel within the engraving. The interior of the loop is stamped with a hallmark that appears to have been deliberately obliterated. A maker's mark ‘II’ is visible. The ring has an external diameter of 18.94mm. The width of hoop is 3.86mm and the object weighs 2.73g. It dates from the second half of the 17th century to the first quarter of the 18th century.
Created on: Tuesday 11th October 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Rochford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-7D42E5
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete copper alloy Roman finger ring of Henig type II. The bevel of the ring is set with a surviving oval orange glass intaglio. The intaglio is 9.02mm long and 7mm wide and is upstanding above the ring for 0.98mm. It is crudely carved with a fully draped figure standing right, possibly wearing a helmet. The left arm is raised, the right by the side. It is possibly a crude attempt at representing Minerva. The intaglio is set in the long broad, flattened top to the ring, i.e. the ring is semicircular in profile, when viewed with the flat portion uppermost. This flattened portion is 1…
Created on: Monday 26th September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: ESS-88E0E3
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete cast copper alloy medieval finger ring. This ring is very small and probably intended for a child or the tip of a lady’s finger (as is seen carved on effigies of the time). The circular hoop is even in width and thickness with a circular section. The integrally moulded bezel is subcircular with a diameter of 8.3mm and a height of 4.46mm. The bezel is hollow to receive a fitting, which is now missing. There are no signs of fixing adhesive within. The object is abraded, but the original surface survives with an even mid green patina. The internal area of the bezel is lighter g…
Created on: Monday 16th May 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Roxwell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-0DFA24
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete silver gilt late medieval to post-medieval finger ring (1400-1700). This object represents approximately one half of the original hoop of the ring. The hoop is flat in section. It has been moulded with the design of two clasped hands, which extend from cuffs, both shown with three moulded dots or buttons running along the underside. The cuffs in turn extend from the hoop. At this point, the hoop has been moulded with a crescent shaped end, to differentiate between the two portions. To the right side the hoop is decorated with two, transverse grooved lines, before being trunc…
Created on: Tuesday 10th May 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Great Tey', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-3BD654
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete copper alloy ring, probably a finger ring of Roman date. This ring is constructed from a single length of metal that is subrectangular in section. It is coiled with one complete loop flanked by an incomplete loop to either side. The ends of the metal are regular and squared off. The object is slightly abraded but retains much of its original surface, which has an even dark green patina. Exposed surfaces are lighter green and orange where corrosion is taking hold. The ring has an external diameter of 27.48mm, an internal diameter of 18.22mm, is 3.8mm thick and weighs 14.33g. S…
Created on: Wednesday 6th April 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Colchester', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-3CAA42
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
A good example of a complete copper alloy Roman finger ring of Henig type II. The bezel of the ring is oval and is set with a surviving blue glass intaglio. The intaglio is 11.3mm long and 8.64mm wide. It is carved with the figure of Mars who is standing right with his head looking left, back over his shoulder. He is wearing a crested helmet and holding a shield in his right hand and holding a raised sword in his left. He is not draped. The bezel is part of a long broad, flattened top to the ring. I.e. the ring is semicircular in profile, when viewed with the flat portion uppermost. Th…
Created on: Tuesday 11th January 2005
Last updated: Wednesday 13th August 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Canvey Island', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-3C2965
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of copper-alloy Roman finger ring. This fragment represents approximately half of the bezel and fragment of one side of the hoop from a Henig type 2 ring. The hoop is semi-circular in section and flattened and expands from its narrowest point of 4.22mm at the break to the bezel, which is 10.84mm wide. It is 1.06mm thick and survives for a length of 8.64mm. The bezel, once oval but now semi-circular, is recessed for an intaglio setting, which is now missing. It has a surviving length of 7.56mm, is 10.84mm wide and 2.28mm thick. The fragment weighs 0.68g. Much of the original su…
Created on: Tuesday 11th January 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Canvey Island', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-3BEFF8
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete copper alloy finger ring. This object represents approximately half of the original ring. The integral bezel is oval in plan and flat in section. It is 9.9mm long, 7.58mm wide and 1.64mm thick. To either side of the bezel is an integrally moulded raised line, with a groove to either side. Beyond these, the hoop of the ring extends and tapers. The hoop is semicircular in section and flattened. It is 3.82mm at the widest point, tapering to 2mm at the break edges. It is 1.2mm thick. The remains of the hoop are bent, giving the ring a diameter of 18.92mm. It weighs 1.00g. Where …
Created on: Tuesday 11th January 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Canvey Island', grid reference and parish protected.