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Record ID: PAS-755C62
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval finger ring, of stirrup shape. The hoop is slightly distorted and abraded along its edges. The ring is set with a roughly rectangular stone, which is held in place by two claws. The ring is gold, and dates from the 13th century. The stone is blue, and is a sapphire. Surface analysis indicated gold and silver contents of approximately 73–76% and 16–18% respectively, and confirmed the gemstone Dimensions: length 25 mm, width 20 mm It has been published in the Treasure Annual Report 2005/6 (p. 115, no. 403)
Created on: Saturday 10th February 2024
Last updated: Saturday 10th February 2024
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Record ID: PAS-7555B5
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medieval finger ring of iconographic type.  The bezel is hexagonal and contains a depiction of God the Father holding the figure of Christ on the Cross.  This was the conventional way to portray the Trinity in the late medieval period, though the dove representing the Holy Spirit seems to be absent. The hoop of the ring is twisted.  The twists closest to the bezel are engraved with seven five-petalled flowers and a lupin (?).  The five-petalled flower is a recognised reference to the five wounds of Christ and the number seven may be an allusion to the seven sorro…
Created on: Saturday 10th February 2024
Last updated: Saturday 10th February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North of Colchester', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PAS-25D833
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast gold plate terminal, mount or fitting probably originating from from a larger object. The object is broadly trapezoidal in plan with rounded edges, consisting a decorated front plate that overhangs a rectangular box-like fitting attached to the back of the object. To this in turn is soldered the remains of a thin gold strip, possibly reflecting some sort of hoop or broken suspension loop. The front of the object is decorated in moulded relief, though it is uncertain whether this is vegetal or anthropomorphic in nature. A vertical line extends from a rounded knop at one end of the …
Created on: Friday 21st October 2022
Last updated: Thursday 19th January 2023
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Record ID: PAS-00381E
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete, gold finger ring dated to the 1st century AD. Rectangular-sectioned, slender ovoid hoop now slightly distorted. Faceted shoulders with much of lower hoop missing. Broad, flat rectangular bezel with simply incised stylised palm-branch motif with single saltire formed from the lower fronds on either side of median line. The palm-branch symbol was a ubiquitous symbol of victory believed to offer protection against malign forces and help a deceased` wearer reach the afterlife (Jackson 2009). Dimensions: Height: 13mm; External Diam.: 16.2mm; Internal diam.: 15mm: Bezel dims.…
Created on: Thursday 14th July 2022
Last updated: Thursday 14th July 2022
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Record ID: PAS-743C06
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Gold posy ring inscribed Keepe faith till deaith*
Created on: Tuesday 8th March 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 8th March 2022
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Record ID: PAS-88D6B0
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MODERN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete post-Medieval gold posy ring with significant damage, now in the form of a strip rather than hoop of metal. The band is of shallow d-shaped profile. The ring appears to have been cut at the point of commencement of the inscription, which is subsequently intact. This reads – in Italic script – Let loue. Last (where the L of let takes an extended form and last is written with a long or medial s). There is no mark, and no other obviously diagnostic evidence. Discussion: The text ‘Let love last’ has not yet been found, but several examples of the sentiment  
Created on: Wednesday 8th September 2021
Last updated: Friday 29th October 2021
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Record ID: PAS-C1A1F6
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Circumstances of Discovery: Unclear. The torc was discovered somewhere near Diss, Norfolk in 1942. The finder is now deceased so it is now impossible to locate the exact find spot or the landowner. The torc remained in a bank vault until the present owner had it valued. The dealer recognised that the artefact may be ancient and reported it to the British Museum. Dimensions: Diameter: 195 mm; Diameter of terminal: 28 mm; Diameter of neckring: 7mm; Weight: 281g. Metal content: 81-85% gold, 14-16% silver, the remainder being copper. Description: Gold-alloy torc with two loop termina…
Created on: Friday 1st November 2019
Last updated: Friday 19th May 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Diss area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PAS-35C8A8
Object type: RIBBON
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Folded gold strip or diadem. Soil remains wedged between layers. The object has been folded up and consists of 5-6 layers. The tapering tip of one end of the strip is visible on the outside of the folded bundle. Lines of pointillé decoration run along both edges of the strip and meet at the terminal. There are three perforations visible on a terminal of the band that tapers inwards forming a triangle with the single perforation at the tip of the taper en Dimensions (in folded condition): Length: 28.23mm Width: 19.93mm Thickness (with soil): 5.33mm Thickness (sheet): 0.18mm…
Created on: Tuesday 1st October 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 1st October 2019
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Record ID: PAS-EA008F
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A ring made of circular-sectioned gold wire, with three evenly-spaced wire coils wrapped around it. Non-destructive X-ray fluorescence analyses undertaken at the British Museum performed on the surface of the ring and one of the wire coils indicated a surface composition of approximately 98–99.5% gold, with small amounts of other metals.
Created on: Thursday 22nd August 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd June 2021
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Record ID: PAS-F1C5B3
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Distorted gold finger ring in the form of a plain hoop which is D-shaped in section. The shoulders of the hoop each have four incisions to form three collars on either side of the bezel. The bezel is missing its original setting and is in a form which was probably originally rectangular but has now been distorted. The walls of the cell have been flattened at one side. There are general marks of damage throughout. The lack of diagnostic information on this ring makes dating it difficult. No exact parallels have been found on the PAS database nor in the British Museum's collection, …
Created on: Wednesday 17th July 2019
Last updated: Friday 11th September 2020
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