NHER 36651 (Find Spot record) - Roman or medieval finger ring
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Summary
Metal detecting recovered a finger ring which may be Roman or medieval. The ring had been covered by a white metal - either tin or silver.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TM29NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | NEWTON FLOTMAN, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Before March 2001. Metal detecting.
Roman finger ring, tinned or silvered.
See drawings (S1) and (S2) and description in file.
K. Hinds (NLA), 15 August 2001.
[1] suspects that the ring may in fact be medieval or late medieval, possibly a posy ring.
See correspondence (S3) in file for further details.
A. Cattermole (NLA), 23 January 2009.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF76128 Illustration: Holness, A.. 2001. Drawing of a Roman or medieval finger ring. Film. 2:1.
- <S2> SNF99880 Illustration: Holness, A. 2001. Drawing of a Roman or medieval finger ring. Film. 2:1.
- <S3> SNF71384 Correspondence: 2001. Letter from Mark Hassall. 3 September.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (2)
- FINGER RING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FINGER RING (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
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Record last edited
Feb 27 2019 2:23PM