Record ID: LON-4DB183
Object type: EAR RING
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Published
gold, possible penannular earring (?). Twisted gold wire, tapered at each end, slightly misshapen due to damage.
Created on: Monday 7th March 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 29th January 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tower Hamlets', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LON-2607D0
Object type: EAR RING
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Published
Two gold interlinked bands, possibly earrings, of uncertain date. Curator's report: Two thin gold interlinked bands, rectangular in cross-section, tapering towards hook and eye terminals. Possibly earrings. Discussion: Whilst it is possibly older than 300 years and could therefore qualify as Treasure under the Treasure Act (1996), it is not diagnostic enough to assign to a particular type and period Dimensions: Diameters 7.5 and 9.0mm; Weight: 0.89g. Metal content: The object is made up of 84 - 87 % gold, 10-13 % silver, and 1% copper. Kate Sumnall
Created on: Friday 15th June 2007
Last updated: Monday 12th June 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Southwark', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-CBED34
Object type: EAR RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
TREASURE CASE : 2007 T443 Description of Object A small, hollow, sub-rectangular sheet-gold object with two undecorated planar faces. A ribbed moulding - four ribs defined by three channels - runs around one long and two short sides and a slender tubular perforation, formed by the addition of a strip of gold sheet, occupies the fourth side. The object, which resembles a bulla type pendant, is identifiable as a component of Roman jewellery, probably a bead-like pendant from a composite ear-ring or necklace.
Created on: Wednesday 10th October 2007
Last updated: Friday 10th July 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Snape with Thorp', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-06F3A2
Object type: EAR RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
CURATOR'S REPORT Description of find Gold fragment, probably from a small item of jewellery, such as an ear-ring or a pendant. The piece is triangular with distinctive volutes forming turned back wings, and terminates in a small polygonal block. This originally joined with another element, now broken, as is the other end, which is broken and damaged.
Created on: Thursday 25th October 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 5th April 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Campsey Ash', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-58B950
Object type: EAR RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Treasure case 2008 T619: Roman earring A distorted gold rod, of diamond-shaped cross-section, evenly tapered towards both ends. Probably the originally S-shaped hoop of a Roman ear-ring. One end terminates in a simple, rather short, hook with blunt tip, probably for attachment to the ear; the fine tip of the other end was deliberately turned back on itself, probably to secure a (now missing) bead of glass or semi-precious stone. Date: 1st - 4th century AD. Dimensions: Length 39.5 mm. Maximum thickness 4.4 x 3.5 mm. Weight: 4 g. In age and precious metal content the…
Created on: Monday 27th October 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Roxwell Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: GLO-866BF5
Object type: EAR RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Description: Cast gold annular ear ring. This is roughly sub rectangular in plan with a lozenge-shaped cross-section. The ring is widest at its mid point and tapers towards a point at either terminal, both points overlap by 5mm, but are not fixed together in anyway. Discussion: There is a parallel for this form of ear-ring in Lindsay Allason-Jones: 'Ear-rings in Roman Britain', no. 35. A similar example has been recorded as treasure 2008 T619 and added on to the PAS database ESS-58B950. Length 23mm, width 23mm, thickness 3.4mm, weight 3.9g. In terms of age and as the object c…
Created on: Friday 15th April 2011
Last updated: Thursday 9th June 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Long Newnton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-76A2E5
Object type: EAR RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probably a gold Roman ear ring of Allason-Jones type 2e. The ear ring is a loop of gold wire (2.15mm thick). There is a butted joint which may be soldered, or the ring may have originally been penannular. The loop is decorated with incised transverse lines which run right round the wire. The entire loop is covered with these lines. A plainer penannular example of Allason-Jones type 1 is 2010 T287. In terms of age and as the object contains a minimum of 10% precious metal it qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996.
Created on: Tuesday 15th June 2010
Last updated: Thursday 31st December 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'East Lindsey', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-FC2C71
Object type: EAR RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Central Bedfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A distorted sub-oval gold wire ring with an integral loop at one end flanked by small coils of fine gold wire, one damaged. Probably an ear-ring. Date: probably Roman, 1st - 4th century AD. Dimensions: length 31.3 mm; width 14.6 mm; thickness of wire 1.5 mm. Weight: 2.58 g. Non-destructive surface metal analysis conducted at the British Museum indicated a gold content of 87-90% and silver content of 9-11%. In age and precious metal content the object qualifies as Treasure under the terms of the 1996 Treasure Act.
Created on: Saturday 20th August 2011
Last updated: Monday 7th January 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chalgrave', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-16AE53
Object type: EAR RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Published
Roman gold lunular ear-ring. The decorative part comprises a flat crescent-shaped piece of sheet gold, decorated with applied filigree wire. Forming a border around the outer edge runs a section of rilled wire (c. 1.1mm thick), with each crescent terminal decorated with a single gold bead. The inner field is decorated with thinner rilled wire (c. 0.5mm) curled into spirals, comprising two back-to-back crescents, with ends rolled back, and two larger more complex loose spirals filling the rest of the field. Originally, the returns on the ends of the spirals were set with spherical gree…
Created on: Friday 23rd April 2010
Last updated: Friday 28th December 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stagsden', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NCL-ADA2E4
Object type: EAR RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gold penannular ear ring of Roman date. It is a penannular hoop with a thickened centre and tapered, chopped terminals. In profile the ear ring is sub-circular, and it is circular in section. It may be a Roman ear ring of Allason-Jones type 1. There is no decoration. Date: probably Roman. Dimensions: Diameter: 22.74mm. Thickness: 4.37mm. Weighing: 9.4g. The age and precious metal content of this item therefore qualify it as treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996. Dr Rob Collins
Created on: Friday 30th April 2010
Last updated: Thursday 28th June 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sheriff Hutton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-CD46A6
Object type: EAR RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman gold earring. The earring is made of round gold wire up to 1.25mm thick that has been formed into a complete loop. It is decorated with three evenly spaced groups of grooved lines. It weighs 1.27g and has a length of 21mm. Although the object is a complete loop, it is clear from grave finds that it functioned as an earring. For example a grave discovered in Lexden Road, Colchester, contained a pair of these rings located to either side of the skull close to the ears. Presumably such earrings were inserted into the ear lobes and then had their ends secured by winding them …
Created on: Friday 29th September 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: YORYM-7CB0A7
Object type: EAR RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Date: Probably 2nd - 3rd Century A gold Roman ear ring, complete albeit for a stone setting. The ear ring is form from a simple gold wire loop, which has a circular section. It is bent over itself and terminates with a blunt tip. The loop is soldered into the reverse of the decorative part of the ear ring. This main element is circular with a central cylinder of gold sheet. This cylinder probably once held a stone or gem. Soldered about the edge of the cylinder there is a flat circular collar. The collar has been shaped with a shallow peak and trough type design and in each troug…
Created on: Thursday 3rd December 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 7th July 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Market Weighton area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NARC-2D3482
Object type: EAR RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
Gold earring. Identified by Lindsay Allason-Jones as a 2nd Century Roman ear ring of probable Eastern Mediterranean provenance. Richard Hobbs (Romano-British Curator at teh British Musuem) has prepared the following report: Gold ear-ring, consisting of a large hoop, circular in section which slightly swells from the terminals. The attachment terminals form a hook-and-eye arrangement. The hoop has a number of different decorative elements: a fixed polyhedral bead of green glass, and another probable bead which has now broken away; a loose rope-style cylinder of filigree wire and fo…
Created on: Tuesday 17th November 2009
Last updated: Monday 14th May 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-51E5F5
Object type: EAR RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman gold ear ring, 12mm in diameter, 10mm wide, 0.5mm thick with a weight of 0.92 grams. The earing consists of a rectangular sheet of gold which has a raised border at each side and one end. The surface is decorated with a herring bone stlye pattern which consists of three linear raised areas which is bisected with incised zig-zags. This pattern becomes squashed at the end with the raised border. In the centre of this is a small circular depression which shows through on the other side. The other end of the object has broken off leaving a slightly jagged edge. The object is in good …
Created on: Thursday 7th October 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sileby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-EE2DB1
Object type: EAR RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Treasure find, Roman gold ear-ring of rectangular form, distorted and lacking its hook. It comprises two plates joined at the margins. The front face is embossed with a decorative swag border with tiny circular indentations. There is likely to have been a central setting in this face but this is no longer clear due to the central torn hole through both plates marking the former point of attachment of the hook.
Created on: Thursday 2nd December 2004
Last updated: Wednesday 11th May 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Stowmarket', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-F53D92
Object type: EAR RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Description: A Roman gold ear-ring of rectangular form, seemingly complete, though distortion obscures most of the front face. The edges are lightly scalloped and the simple openwork decoration comprises a design based on small crescentic piercings. It is not possible to determine the form of the centre of the plate. The long tapered hook, also distorted, is fastened to the centre of a cruciform brace which is soldered to the back of the main plate. Discussion: The ear-ring is Allason-Jones Type 11 (Lindsay Allason-Jones Ear-rings in Roman Britain, Oxford 1989, p8). Ralph Jackson reco…
Created on: Monday 9th May 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd August 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Bury St Edmunds', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PAS-D237D4
Object type: EAR RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
A small, plain, slightly distorted circular ear-ring made from a thin gold wire of circular cross-section, its ends crossed and twisted round. Dimensions and metal content: Maximum external dimensions: 15.5 x 12.7mm; weight: 0.79g. X-ray fluorescence analysis conducted at the British Museum indicated an approximate gold content of 84 per cent.
Created on: Thursday 10th July 2003
Last updated: Wednesday 6th February 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Peckleton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-D990A5
Object type: EAR RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman gold ear-ring of rectangular form, slightly dented and distorted and lacking its hook. It comprises two plates joined at the margins. The front-plate is embossed with a decorative swagged border framing a central rectangular box-setting. The setting is now empty. There is a central torn hole in the back-plate marking the former point of attachment of the hook.
Created on: Friday 3rd October 2003
Last updated: Tuesday 31st May 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Sudbury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-B8C098
Object type: EAR RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A Roman gold wire ear ring probably 3rd century AD in date. The ear ring is made of round gold wire up to 1mm thick that has been formed into a complete loop. It is decorated with two knots formed from overlapping the wire and twisting the terminals creating a double wire thickness between the terminii. The ear ring has two attachments of twisted wire joined to the ring by twisting the terminals which appears to have held a further attachment (now missing), probably a pearl or a bead of emerald or glass. Discussion: Presumably such earrings were inserted into the ear lobes and then…
Created on: Tuesday 21st May 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd August 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'RIPON', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BM-F489B0
Object type: EAR RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of gold jewellery, possibly part of an earring dating to the Roman period. The fragment comprises a flat sheet of gold which has been folded and is approximately semi-circular in plan. The fragment measures 4mm in length, 6mm in width and 0.5mm in thickness. The fragment weighs 0.1 grams. Its shape may suggest that it is part of an Allason-Jones Type 13 earring of single or double boss type, dating to the first or second century AD (Allason-Jones 1989, 10). However, it is too fragmentary to identify with any certainty.
Created on: Friday 21st November 2014
Last updated: Monday 10th September 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BM-489856
Object type: EAR RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gold earring dating to the Roman period. The earring comprises a body which is circular in plan and lentoidal section. The body is formed from gold sheet and appears to be hollow. It has therefore become crushed and somewhat distorted. From the underside of the earring, there extends a circular-section wire which tapers to a point at one end. The wire is bent back on itself to form an 'S'-shape. The earring measures 9mm in length and 10mm in width. It weighs 0.53 grams. The earring is of Allason-Jones Type 13a (Single boss). The cannot be closely dated with examples coming from c…
Created on: Friday 19th December 2014
Last updated: Monday 10th September 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DUR-CF07A5
Object type: EAR RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Published
Part of a gold, Roman earring dating to the 1st or 2nd centuries AD. The earring consists of a double boss made up of two convex faces from a single sheet of metal. There are two small, granulated pellets which sit on the waist between the two bosses. There is no form of attachment but it is likely that there would have been gold wire soldered on. This earring is an Allason-Jones type 13b which normally has three pellets on the waist. It is fairly unusual in Britain however an earring of this type has been found at Caerleon, Gwent (National Museum of Wales Acc. No. 54.389A:F5). …
Created on: Monday 22nd July 2013
Last updated: Monday 2nd November 2015
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BM-807DED
Object type: EAR RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of gold jewellery, probably a hollow bead from a necklace or earring dating to the Roman period. It comprises a piece of folded sheet. Three edges of the sheet are bent onto the reverse face and there appear to be horizontal ribs of stamped decoration on its surface. The sheet measures 7mm in length, 9mm in width and 1mm thick. The sheet weighs 0.51 grams.
Created on: Tuesday 13th September 2016
Last updated: Monday 10th September 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BM-91F36C
Object type: EAR RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a gold earring probably dating to the first or second century AD. The fragment comprises the trapezoidal suspension plate. It is broken at its apex, but a horizontal seam on the reverse appears to indicate that it split to form two separate plates perhaps to accommodate a gem or cameo. The upper surface of the plate appears to be decorated with three longitudinal ribs. On the reverse of the plate are two gold suspension loops. Each loop is formed from a strip of gold wire which is rectangular in section. These would have been used to suspend two wire chains which would t…
Created on: Wednesday 14th September 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 12th November 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WAW-C55D85
Object type: EAR RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
The ear ring is made of gold with a square setting, which is set within a decorated border. The setting is formed by a square cell which has a plain frame around the edge. The setting is probably dark green glass which is slightly abraded except for where it is chipped, and the surface is then shiny with conchoidal ripples. The frame around the setting on the outer face appears to be integral to the surrounding border. On the reverse this square cell forms a high-relief platform from which a length of gold wire protrudes from the centre. The platform has a burr around the base of t…
Created on: Monday 14th January 2019
Last updated: Friday 21st June 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Binton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BM-BB3FD8
Object type: EAR RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Two Roman gold ear-rings, one (A) a hook ear-ring, the other (B) a hoop ear-ring. A) Gold ear-ring of disc, bar and pendant type, its hook slightly distorted, the disc dented and damaged at one side, and one of the two pendants lacking. The embossed disc and double-ridged trapezoidal crossbar are fastened to an integral plain back-plate. The disc conceals the lower part of the hook, which is fastened to its back-plate. Similarly, the fastening of the two pendant hooks at the lower part of the back-plate is concealed behind the crossbar. The surviving pendant, undoubtedly orig…
Created on: Wednesday 11th May 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 25th May 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NARC-758D95
Object type: EAR RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete gold Ear ring of Roman date (AD 100-300). The object is composed of a recurves wire hook which is circular in section. The wire broadens towards the attachment point in the centre of the back of the objects recessed aperture. The main portion of the object is composed of a tear drop shaped plate with a deep ovate recess at it's the centre. This would have held a gem which is now missing. Along the top of the plate are two symmetrical soldered knops from which a circular sectioned wire with recurved loop projects. Length: 23.42mm, Width: 12.61mm, Thickness: 8.27mm, Wei…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
Last updated: Thursday 7th March 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NMS-B9A004
Object type: EAR RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Thin gold sheet disc, now distorted, with repoussé decoration consisting of a central eye surrounded by (clockwise) a horse / winged horse or lion, phallus, crab, phallus, snake or tendril with leaf-shaped terminal, scorpion, an arrow, and a bow and arrow. There is a border around the edge of the disc consisting of an outer cable-like line and an inner beaded line, through which are two circular piercings about one third of the circumference apart.. Compare a similar but un-perforated repoussé gold disc with a winged phallus and a cantharus flanked by winged griffins from Colch…
Created on: Monday 27th February 2012
Last updated: Friday 1st April 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Keswick', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-4B5F34
Object type: EAR RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Ralph Jackson, curator of Romano-British collections at the British Museum, writes: A gold earring probably of Roman date. The object is circular in plan and is made of plain gold wire of softened rectangular cross-section. The two ends of the hoop have been overlapped and twisted. There is slight damage to the twisted ends: otherwise the object is in good condition. An example of Allason-Jones Type 3 ear-ring (L. Allason-Jones, Ear-rings in Roman Britain, BAR British Series 201, 1989, esp. Nos. 29-30). See also Crummy, N. (1983) Colchester Archaeological Report 2: The Roman Small …
Created on: Monday 5th March 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 16th April 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LIN-F9B9C2
Object type: EAR RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Treasure reference number 2014 T245: a gold Roman ear ring. The body is in the form of a rectangular cube and contains a green-coloured stone setting. The face of the setting is convex. Surrounding the setting is a thin, crimped border. The reverse is damaged, and no evidence for a hook survives.
Created on: Thursday 17th April 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 17th May 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wickenby area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-F9CF25
Object type: EAR RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Treasure reference number 2014 T244: a lunate, gold Roman ear ring. The body is crescent-shaped and appears to have a ridge running across the middle of the body, giving it a forward-facing profile in section. A shallow ridge runs around the perimeter. A thin strip of gold extends from the top to form an S-shaped hook. The body and hook are now crumpled.
Created on: Thursday 17th April 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 15th January 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wickenby area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-785887
Object type: EAR RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description:  A complete Roman gold earring dating to circa AD 200-300. The object consists of a square or box-shaped setting with straight edges. The setting recesses contains a dark green to black squarely cut gemstone. The surface of the gemstone is abraded. The gemstone is surrounded by a flat, thin border around which a frame of oblique ridges in relief, giving the impression of twisted wire, is set. The reverse of the setting is flat. Emerging from the reverse, having been soldered to the setting, is a now bent and distorted circular-sectioned wire which tapers gently into a…
Created on: Friday 20th November 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 11th October 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Bury St Edmunds', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-F06C53
Object type: EAR RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Description: Gold earring of Roman date, probably of Allason-Jones's type 11. It appears to consist of two layers of thin circular sheet backplate, both now crumpled but originally 14mm in diameter. In the centre of the front is a smaller circular sheet element which may once have been three-dimensional but is now crushed flat. A circular-section wire hook emerges from the reverse. It tapers as it curves out and around to form an apparently well-preserved hook in the shape of an open loop; the wire has a blunt end which is slightly recurved. Dimensions:&nb…
Created on: Wednesday 13th January 2021
Last updated: Thursday 10th November 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WILT-C9476C
Object type: EAR RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possibly complete Roman gold ear ring, dating to c. AD 200-300. The find is a plain, circular ear ring made from a thin gold wire of circular cross-section, each end is overlapped with the other and twisted round neatly in five coils to hold the shape. The ring, which is slightly distorted, shows no visible wear. Dimensions: 23.10mm in width; 17.8mm in height (i.e. c 20.5mm in diameter before distortion); 1.9g in weight Discussion: The earring is of Allason-Jones Type 3. It is closed, making it impossible to remove without breaking. It is possible that the ear ring once h…
Created on: Thursday 25th March 2021
Last updated: Friday 10th March 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ditteridge', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-538775
Object type: EAR RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Description: Part of a Roman gold earring with relief decoration. It is circular in shape and made from two thicknesses of sheet cut to shape, with a D-shaped projection at the bottom which has been pierced to form a suspension loop. The decoration is in relief on both faces, and there is a rim around the perforation on both faces, making it difficult to know which face is the front. Part of what would have been the upper edge has been torn away and the whole pendant is crumpled. There was surely another hole in this missing portion of the disc, to a…
Created on: Monday 17th January 2022
Last updated: Friday 17th March 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NARC-3DDCC1
Object type: EAR RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
A possible fragment of a gold earring probably of Roman date (AD 43-300). The object is composed of the hook portion of an earring, the object is circular in cross section and U shaped in plan. Both ends taper to points. One end would have would have affixed to a decorative element, now missing. Similar examples can be seen on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database: NMS-F06C53 (2021T21), WAW-C55D85 (2019T25), NARC-758D95 (2018T75), BM-489856, YORYM-7CB0A7 (2009T716), SF-F53D92 (2005T166). In the absence of the decorative element, an exact type cannot be det…
Created on: Tuesday 4th July 2023
Last updated: Friday 8th September 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NMS-FEB8BF
Object type: EAR RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete gold sheet object, comprising two joining fragments, probably an earring of Roman date. It is in the shape of a round-shouldered or 'kite-shaped' shield, bent (and probably folded and then unfolded), with three vertical creases and broken along two probable horizontal creases. There is a small perforated lug in the same plane at the apex. The pointed lower end of the shield is missing, and approximately just over half survives. The original edges have a border, perhaps added to reinforce the flimsy sheet. Traces of the damaged repoussé decoration on the …
Created on: Tuesday 15th December 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 25th October 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Leaden Roding', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-998996
Object type: EAR RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Description: Openwork cube, the edges formed from lengths of beaded wire with each face divided into four triangular apertures by two pieces of beaded wire connecting opposing corners. In the centre of each face where the wire crosses is a single granular pellet (two of which are missing), with three pellets at each corner of the cube, except at one where over three quarters of a beaded wire loop, broken at the apex on the outside of the cube, survives, presumeably the remains of a suspension loop. A straight, longitudinal indented line or seam can be seen on several lengths of wire a…
Created on: Thursday 12th December 2013
Last updated: Thursday 11th August 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DOR-1B9F68
Object type: EAR RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
A possible earring element or button. A gold four lobed sub spherical pendant ornament. The shape is reminiscent of stylised pomegranate ornaments. There are four main lobes which are cross hatched. Between these are single longitudinal ridges. At the base is a moulded quatrefoil with a central pointed projection. At the apex there is a loop with a large circular hole. The item is hollow.. Date: Late Medieval to Early Post Medieval - 15th to 16th century. Dimensions: 15.59 mm x 11.04 mm Weight: 1.93 g
Created on: Thursday 12th March 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 20th May 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cheselbourne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-C22F68
Object type: EAR RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete composite gold Earring of probable Post Medieval to Modern dating (AD 1800 to AD 1900). The ear ring comprises two separate parts: a pendant / decorative element and the wire section to suspend it from the ear. The wire part consists of a circular sectioned recurved piece of wire, terminating in an globular knop. The wire has a diameter of 0.83 mm. The pendant / decorative element comprises a circular openwork disc. At the centre of the disc, a coil of twisted gold wire is present, in a squashed domed shape. Radiating out from this centre are twelve heart shaped petals, …
Created on: Thursday 27th June 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 20th May 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ryedale', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-2720B1
Object type: EAR RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete and slightly squashed post-medieval gold ear ring of 19th century date or later. The ear ring is composed by a 15.54mm diameter hollow ring and a second D-shaped smaller element which is wrapped around it. This second element is circular in cross section and shows a straight plate on the back part that is not visible when the ear ring is worn. To the top of the plate is attached the hook which has been bent on itself. To the end of the hook is a small rounded knop. The ear ring appears to be light weight and it is likely that both elements are hollow inside. The D-shape …
Created on: Wednesday 21st September 2016
Last updated: Friday 13th October 2017
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Record ID: HAMP-665675
Object type: EAR RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Gold filigree ear-ring or pendant of Victorian date. Hollow stamped gold with applied filigree circa 1860-1870. 
Created on: Monday 24th April 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd May 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-B06827
Object type: EAR RING
Broad period: MODERN
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Published
2007 T450 The British Museum Curator's report describes the object as: "Small decorative stud, probably part of a drop-style earring imitating Roman examples. A circular convex rosette has a central protruding knop and is surrounded by a flat circular strip. A border surrounds this and has been marked with indents to give the appearance of beaded wire. The piece is surmounted by three small flattened knops, each with a similar border as the main section. This is typical of 19th-century archaeological jewellery and is therefore not Treasure. N. Awais-Dean British Museum 31/10/07"
Created on: Friday 2nd November 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 14th April 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Pontefract', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-173987
Object type: EAR RING
Broad period: MODERN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete gold sleeping ear ring, of Modern dating (AD 1900 to AD 2013). The ear ring is circular in shape, with a circular cross section. The ear ring has been hinged, to enable fitting into the ear. No hallmarks are present. It has an external diameter of 13.08 mm, and internal one of 10.49 mm and is 1.09 mm thick. It weighs 0.4 g. The ear ring is a mid yellow colour, with an even surface patina. Earrings initially became fashionable among courtiers and gentlemen in the 1590s during the English Renaissance. A document published in 1577 by clergyman William Harrison, Descrip…
Created on: Tuesday 24th September 2013
Last updated: Thursday 21st November 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cubbington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-FE7956
Object type: EAR RING
Broad period: MODERN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A pendant detached from an item of jewellery consisting of an ovoid gold strip around a silver setting for a gem, now missing. Date: the item can be dated to the late 18th century AD. Note: although this item is made of gold and silver it is not more than 300 years old, so does not qualify as treasure as stipulated in the Treasure Act 1996. Dr Richard Hobbs Curator, Romano-British Collections, Prehistory & Europe, The British Museum 1st August 2013
Created on: Thursday 18th April 2013
Last updated: Thursday 24th September 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Mistley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-337095
Object type: EAR RING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
CURATOR'S REPORT Circumstances of discovery A plain gold band was found in the Osbournby area, Lincolnshire in December 2006. Catalogue 1. Plain gold penannular band. The hoop is formed by a single band of gold which is square in cross-section at one terminal and octagonal at the other. The hoop is now slightly distorted and there are some hammer marks along one surface at the square-sectioned end. Discussion Though there are no further contextual details to confirm this, the gold band resembles the penannular rings made and worn during the Late Bronze Age (1150-75…
Created on: Wednesday 1st April 2009
Last updated: Thursday 20th November 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sleaford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: GLO-F6A0EF
Object type: EAR RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: South Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
A gold loop of uncertain function made of square cross-sectioned rod that has been bent into a sub-circle shape, one side is slightly distorted and straight and the terminals are over-lapping. The rod is thickest at its centre and thinnest at the terminals. Dimensions: Weight: 8.44g; Diameter: 22mm by 22mm; Thickness: 5mm (max.) - 1mm (min.) Metal composition: Non-destructive X-ray fluorescence analysis of the ear-ring carried out by the British Museum's Department of Scientific Research indicated a surface composition of approximately 86-87 % gold, 11-12 % silver and at least …
Created on: Wednesday 20th January 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd October 2018
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Record ID: DENO-8DE07C
Object type: EAR RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description A fragment of gold sheet, including the original edge of an object of uncertain character. A line of punched ‘dot’ decoration (with diameter of c.0.1mm) runs along the original edge (c.1mm from it), positioned relatively uniformly (c.1.5mm). The sheet is creased and has several small scratches and cracks. The damage is most concentrated away from the original edge. Dimensions: Length: 14.5mm; Width: 9.5mm; Thickness: 0.1-0.2mm; Weight: 0.18g Metal composition Non-destructive X-ray fluorescence analysis of the surface of a fragment of gold sheet from Wedhamp…
Created on: Monday 11th August 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 27th September 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wedhampton Area', grid reference and parish protected.