Record ID: KENT-881F44
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North East Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of Roman gold finger ring. The fragment consists of two box settings soldered to a backplate composed of a rectangular strip of sheet gold. One setting is a rectangular cell set with a piece of blue/green glass, the other a rounded box setting, now rather distorted, the setting from which is now missing. The angles between the cells have granulation in the form of gold pellets, some of which has broken away. There is a clean and regular break at the circular box setting end, which might be deliberate; the other end is also broken. It is highly likely that originally there was…
Created on: Friday 16th April 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd July 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hatcliffe', grid reference and parish protected.