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Record ID: IARCH-5DEC1B
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two gold rings with filigree decoration found with the Terling hoard IARCH-B5E1D0 . According to Robertson 2000, 374 no. 1528: "One of the gold rings was about 3/4 in. in diameter, and was made of a thin strip of gold, ornamented with gold wire. The oval bezel was of paste, with an engraved design which is now too worn to identify. The other gold ring was also about 3/4 in. in diameter, and was formed of a flat strip of gold, ornamented with beaded and plaited gold wire. The bezel was lost. M. Henig, Corpus of Roman Engraved Gemstones from British Sites, BAR 8 (1974), ii, 94, …
Created on: Tuesday 3rd March 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd March 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Terling', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: IARCH-10A009
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Robertson 2000, 372 no. 1524: "During the excavation of the Romano-Celtic Temple inside the Iron Age hill fort of Maiden Castle: "a small hoard of four gold coins of Arcadius and Honorius found with a gold ring close outside the east wall of the temple (see plan pl. XXII)." ... The gold finger ring, 3/4 in. in diam., had a large bezel, 3/4 in. by 5/8 in., flanked by ornamental pellets. The stone was missing. (Cp. BM Cat. of Finger-rings (1907), pl. XIV, 508-13) R.E.M. (Sir Mortimer) Wheeler, and H. Mattingly, in Research Rep. Soc. Ant., XII (1943), 133, 267, 334, types, mints, f…
Created on: Friday 17th April 2015
Last updated: Friday 17th April 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Maiden Castle (Temple)', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-8FCC98
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman gold finger ring with a simple D-shaped hoop widening and thickening at the shoulders to the bezel which has an open lozenge shaped hole in the centre to hold a stone or intaglio, now missing. The shoulders and bezel have been formed of a flattened area of gold the long sides of which have been rolled inwards, to meet in the middle on the shoulders and to clasp the missing stone. The shoulders and bezel are thus hollow and the edges of the setting for the stone rough and slightly irregular where the edge has been pushed over the edge of the stone to hold it. The ring has been…
Created on: Thursday 23rd April 2015
Last updated: Friday 29th April 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bradford Abbas CP', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: IARCH-CD16D3
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Gold finger ring, part of hoard IARCH-627C8C. Robertson 2000, 403 no. 1619: ""One of the Rings is plain Gold, very broad, without any stone; but thicker & flatter on the upper part, on which are engraven two Heads, apparently of different Sexes. It has no Inscription.." Hon. D. Barrington: Letter from John Ibbetson, in Ms. Min. Soc. Ant., XVII (1780-1), 438-41 M. Henig, Corpus of Roman Engraved Gemstones from British Sites, BAR 8, I (1974), gave Honorius as the latest coin in the hoard, and described the two gold rings, i, 92, no. 703; and 102, no. 791: "[...] Two facing…
Created on: Friday 8th May 2015
Last updated: Friday 8th May 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bentley', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: IARCH-CD2A1F
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Gold finger ring, part of hoard IARCH-627C8C. Robertson 2000, 403 no. 1619: ""The other Ring is also Gold, ornamented with a Sort of Fret-work, & enclosing a dark blue unpolish'd Pebble, on which are engraven a large Eagle, supporting two smaller ones on her Back, whilst she herself is assaulting a Quadruped, wch, upon the most accurate Inspection, he conceives to be an Hare." Hon. D. Barrington: Letter from John Ibbetson, in Ms. Min. Soc. Ant., XVII (1780-1), 438-41 M. Henig, Corpus of Roman Engraved Gemstones from British Sites, BAR 8, I (1974), gave Honorius as the late…
Created on: Friday 8th May 2015
Last updated: Friday 8th May 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bentley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-725825
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
Gold finger-ring, much damaged. The hoop is very narrow at the foot and widens to triangular indented shoulders. One side of the hoop has been torn away and folded back from the box setting, which is broadly ovoid in shape but faceted. Although some whitish adhesive remains in the setting, the original setting is now missing. Date: probably Roman, but the hoop is rather thin in comparison with rings of this period.
Created on: Thursday 28th May 2015
Last updated: Monday 4th March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Chichester', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-C29B65
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gold finger-ring set with a conical garnet. The hoop is hollow cast, oval in profile, and expands smoothly to the flattened bezel. There is a small tear on the top of one of the shoulders and a slight circular dent. The hoop is extremely narrow, so must have been made either for a child or a very petite woman. Dimensions: External diameter: 14.0 x 11.5 mm; internal: 8.5 x 6.1 mm; weight: 2.58g. Surface analysis conducted at the British Museum indicated a gold content of approximately 96 per cent.
Created on: Tuesday 25th August 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 11th May 2022
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Record ID: WMID-82BDCD
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete gold finger ring, of Late Roman dating (Later 2nd to 3rd Centuries AD). The bezel is sub oval, with no trace of an intaglio setting. The shoulders of the ring are triangular or shield shaped, with a horizontal groove underneath, separating the shoulder from the hoop. The hoop has a rectangular cross section. The internal surface is plain. It measures 14.2 mm in length, 20.4 mm wide and 7.6 mm thick. The hoop is 1.9 mm thick. The bezel measures 13.1 mm in length and 7.6 mm wide. The internal diameter measures 15.1 mm. It weighs 2.7 g. The finger ring is a mid yellow…
Created on: Tuesday 15th September 2015
Last updated: Thursday 5th May 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Grendon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-790A2B
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gold faceted finger ring. The hoop is small and distorted. It is comprised of eight sub-circular facets, each with a faint transverse ridge across the diameter. Date: Roman - c. AD 200 - 300 Dimensions: 15.23 x 11.15 mm x 0.63 mm x 5.63 mm (height of band) Weight: 1.42 g Two similar rings have been recorded on the database in records HAMP-F7A356 (Treasure case 2011 T861) and BUC-E7B767 (Treasure case 2013 T669). In both records it is noted that the rings are of Henig type IX.
Created on: Friday 9th October 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd November 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Charlton Marshall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NARC-F8ACEB
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
Workflow stage: Published
A Roman gem-set gold finger-ring. The slender, circular-sectioned, beaded wire hoop, now a little distorted, is flanked by a pair of tiny globules at its junction with the lower edge of each end of the bezel. The bezel, an oval box with flared sides and a very slender beaded wire girth ring, is open at the back as well as the front. Its upper edge is dented in several places. The oval intaglio, a translucent, lilac-coloured amethyst, has a low convex obverse and stronger convex reverse (Henig's gemstone shape Curved, 1). It is secured in the bezel box by a gold strip forming a bevelle…
Created on: Tuesday 28th October 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 4th October 2016
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Record ID: SUSS-73AEB4
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
Roman gold finger ring, rather crushed and distorted and quite heavily worn. The circular hoop of lenticular cross-section expands to narrow triangular shoulders, one decorated with a slightly raised moulding the other with a pair of shallow incised lines. The bezel is flat, sub-rectangular and undecorated. Discussion: a not dissimilar ring was discovered at Highnam, Gloucestershire (2006 T136; PAS GLO-DAC097). Date: Roman, probably 3rd century AD Ext. d.: 16.7mm Int. d.: 16.4mm Wt.: 3.68g
Created on: Tuesday 9th December 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd March 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Lewes', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-2224CA
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A complete gold Roman finger ring. The ring has a D-shaped cross-section and consists of a narrow band, which gradually widens to form a flat oval bezel with rounded shoulders on either side. The outer face of the bezel is decorated with an engraved design consisting of a probable palm leaf. The ring has been flatted slightly and the interior of the ring is now D-shaped. It measures 18.4 mm in diameter, 13.0 mm wide, 2.04 mm thick and weighs 4.23 g. Discussion: There are several comparable rings recorded on the PAS database, including BUC-98E045 (2006 T418) and CORN-437A92 (2006…
Created on: Friday 23rd January 2015
Last updated: Monday 21st January 2019
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Record ID: IARCH-11728C
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
From Fulford et al. 1989, 221: A very slight ring made of sheet gold formed into a fine, tapering tube. Towards the back of the hoop it has been compressed into a squarish cross-section, expanding towards the bezel. This is set with part of a small, very worn, bead of green glass. The join in the tube which forms the hoop is visible on the upper surfaces of the shoulders, and the perforation in the bead can be seen through a break in the thin gold sheet at the side of the setting. The ring is not an obviously datable type, but the re-use of a glass bead for the setting would be more co…
Created on: Tuesday 20th January 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Silchester', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: IARCH-205F27
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
From Fulford et al. 1989, 221, 224: Two triangular fragments of thin gold sheet decorated with beaded wire borders, spiral volutes and small gold globules. The wire is very roughly and unevenly beaded. The bezel collar, which may belong to the same ring, is 16 by 14 mm, weighs 0.5 grammes, and is made of purer gold, 92.2% gold, 5.5% silver and 2.3% copper. Filigree volutes of this type, using beaded or plain wire, seem to be particularly characteristic of Late Roman rings in Britain, and also occur on the Continent. Two fragments from the shoulders of a ring, and a bezel collar. The fr…
Created on: Tuesday 20th January 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Silchester', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: IARCH-8FB3ED
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
From Fulford et al 1987, 280: The ring is an elaborate and flamboyant piece of jewellery with a large engraved gem and filigree hoop formed of beaded gold wire. It has been severely crushed before or during burial, but the detail of the goldwork remains undamaged. The bezel is a broad oval cell containing a dark blue onyx with a blue-grey upper layer, engraved with a satyr and a small cupid. The satyr is walking on tiptoe to the left holding out his left hand to a small cupid who reaches up to grasp it. In his left hand the satyr holds his crook (pedum), while over his left arm hangs…
Created on: Tuesday 20th January 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Silchester', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: IARCH-E41B43
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
M. Henig, Corpus of Roman Engraved Gemstones from British Sites, BAR 8 (1974), ii, 79, no. 581, and pl. XVIII, described and illustrated the inset of the gold ring; and pl. XLI Series B included a view of the hoard, with pot and gold ring, in Ipswich Museum. The description ran: "Figure standing towards the front, very probably Mars or some other deity was intended, but the body has been gouged away (? deliberate defacement by a Christian owner). Nicolo paste. 16 x 13 x 3.5 mm. Flat. Oval Set in a gold ring.". gem: 16 x 13 x 3.5 mm
Created on: Tuesday 20th January 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tuddenham', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: IARCH-1DBBBE
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Taken from C. Johns in Bland and Johns 1994, 154: "The ring has a broad hoop bordered with beaded wire, and each shoulder is decorated with a small applied ram's-horn volute in plain wire with added small globules of gold. The bezel is a raised, slightly sub-rectangular oval surrounded by a flange impressed with alternating semicircular depressions and triple lines, creating a miniscule incuse ovolo. Within the setting is a repousse gold plate depicting in low relief a pair of confronted busts within a frame of 34 raised beads: the long-haired figure on the right is evidently female, a…
Created on: Tuesday 20th January 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Whitwell', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: IARCH-719BD4
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Gold ring associated with 2009 T465 (by R. Hobbs) Gold openwork finger-ring with rectangular gem set bezel. The openwork hoop is of flat and constant width and is rectangular in section. The openwork consists of two strips of opposed ‘zig zag’ wire encased on both sides with flat wire strips and sandwiching a further gold strip in the centre. The shoulders are decorated with scrolls which enclose gold granules at each corner of the box setting. The rectangular box setting has high, thin sides and a surrounding rope flange. It contains a slightly convex dark green glass gem. Altho…
Created on: Tuesday 20th January 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Uttlesford', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: IARCH-114803
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
From BM Collections Online: "Gold finger-ring. Sharply keeled form, with a large, raised oval bezel, now damaged and distorted, and triangular shoulders with grooved and pierced decoration. The back of the hoop plain and engraved with two parallel lines. The setting has been lost. Openwork."
Created on: Tuesday 20th January 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 12th May 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sully', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: IARCH-2B4F5C
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
From BM Collections Online: "Gold finger-ring; sharply keeled form, its triangular shoulders pierced and grooved to form a stylized palmette design. The back of the hoop has a bead-and-reel-shaped detail. The bezel is an elongated octagon with rounded corners, and is set with a plain, oval, blue-grey nicolo (quartz)."
Created on: Tuesday 20th January 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 12th May 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sully', grid reference and parish protected.