Record ID: ESS-926288
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of a gold finger ring with dark blue irregular-shaped setting which is possibly a sapphire. The majority of the hoop is missing and one of the remaining arms of the hoop is twisted and bent. The damage is not new. The hoop comprises of a simple, undecorated gold wire which is soldered to the underside of the bezel with a lap joint. The surviving wire is lozenge-shaped in cross section. The bezel has an irregular, sub-circular shape in plan view which reflects the shape of the setting and a decorative punched border. The maximum diameter of the bezel is 12.17mm and it is 3.67m…
Created on: Tuesday 6th November 2012
Last updated: Monday 25th October 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Braintree District Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-FE8E56
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
A gold finger ring, dating to the Roman period. The hoop has a hollow construction and is complete and undistorted. The outside of the hoop is convex and undecorated. The inside of the hoop feels rough and the edges of the hoop are jagged. The hoop forms a lozenge-shaped backplate for the bezel. The bezel is circular and has been soldered onto the hoop. The bezel and its associated decoration is damaged and the setting is missing. The damage is not new. A ribbon of very small gold beading is present on the outer collar of the bezel. The beading is damaged but originally, it probably s…
Created on: Tuesday 30th October 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 9th April 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chelmsford District Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-FBBDA5
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
A complete medieval finger ring made of cast silver with evidence of gilding. This is a 'stirrup-shaped' ring with a slender hoop with stepped shoulders rising to a roundly pointed bezel. A red sub rectangular setting is present. The hoop is flat on the inside with cast decoration across the entire outside of the hoop in a 'branching' design. The ring is in good condition with the setting firmly attached to the bezel. The hoop is worn with only patches of gilding present. The ring is similar in style to one shown in Egan and Pritchard: 1991, page 326, no 1608 which was recovered from …
Created on: Tuesday 30th October 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 4th June 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chelmsford District Area', grid reference and parish protected.