TREASURE ANNU AL REPORT 2005/6 - Portable Antiquities Scheme

151. East Winch, Norfolk: Roman silver square
finger-ring bezel (2005 T119) pAs ID: Nms-D0AE57
Found by Mr S Brown while metal-detecting in January
2005, disclaimed, returned to finder.
A ROGERSON
152. Feltwell, Norfolk: Roman silver finger-ring
fragment with square bezel (2006 T145)
pAs ID: Nms-3A8E05
Found by Mr D Woollestone while metal-detecting in
December 2005; disclaimed, returned to finder.
A ROGERSON
153. hindringham, Norfolk: Roman silver finger-ring
fragment with flattened bezel (2005 T578)
pAs ID: Nms-3657A4
Found by Mr S Gray while metal-detecting in October/
November 2005; disclaimed, returned to finder.
S ASHLEY
154. marham, Norfolk: Roman silver finger-ring
inscribed possibly ‘mER’ (2006 T644)
pAs ID: Nms-87b5b5
Found by Mr M Coggles while metal-detecting in
November 2006; disclaimed, returned to finder.
S ASHLEY
155. mid-Norfolk: Roman silver finger-ring
fragment with circular bezel (2005 T67)
pAs ID: Nms-CF7725
Found by Ms M Slaven while metal-detecting on
December 2004; disclaimed, returned to finder and
generously donated to Swaffham Museum.
A ROGERSON
156. Newton Flotman, Norfolk: Incomplete Roman
silver finger-ring with oval setting (2006 T364)
pAs ID: Nms-4b3DD3
Found by Mr G Linton while metal-detecting in January
or February 2006; disclaimed, returned to finder.
S ASHLEY
157. Newton Flotman, Norfolk: Incomplete Roman
silver finger-ring with missing bezel (2006 T365)
pAs ID: Nms-4b4562
Found by Mr G Linton while metal-detecting in January
or February 2006; disclaimed, returned to finder.
S ASHLEY
158. Norwich area, Norfolk: Roman silver
finger-ring with oval setting, henig type IX
(2006 T518) pAs ID: sF-605D87
Date: 3rd century AD
Found by Mr T Read while metal-detecting in October
2006; disclaimed, returned to finder.
F MINTER
159. Thetford area, Norfolk: Roman silver
finger-ring fragment with round or oval setting
(2005 T404) pAs ID: Nms-21A737
Found by Mr D Richardson while metal-detecting in
July 2005; disclaimed, returned to finder.
E DARCH
160. unknown parish, Norfolk: Roman incomplete
silver finger-ring with rectangular pecked bezel, of
‘brancaster type’ (2006 T532b) pAs ID: pAs-ACA706
Retained at Harwich by HM Revenue & Customs from
a group of Dutch detectorists in September 2005; to be
determined.
E DARCH
161. Dodford, Northamptonshire:
possible Roman silver snake finger-ring (2005 T107)
pAs ID: NARC-C9A8F1
Found by Mr J Scott while metal-detecting before
2004; disclaimed, returned to finder.
R HOBBS
162. Dodford, Northamptonshire:
Roman silver finger-ring fragment (2005 T108)
pAs ID: NARC-C9A714
Found by Mr J Scott while metal-detecting before
2004; disclaimed, retuned to finder.
R HOBBS
163. Titchmarsh, Northamptonshire: Roman silver
finger-ring with oval setting (2005 T438)
pAs ID: NARC-C9A112
Found by Mr N Howe while metal-detecting in August
2005; disclaimed, returned to finder.
R HOBBS
164. Vindolanda, Northumberland: Roman gold
finger-ring with intaglio (2006 T251)
pAs ID: pAs-ACb715
Found by the Vindolanda Trust during archaeological
excavation in May 2006, in a rubbish deposit at the
back of a large oven set in the rampart mound of stone
fort 2. Disclaimed, to remain with the main Vindolanda
site archive.
P BIRLEY
165. blyth, Nottinghamshire: Roman gold
finger-ring with incised palm branch (2006 T588)
pAs ID: sWyoR-C79F30
Found by Mr T Bowes while digging a gate post in
about 1976; not Treasure, returned to finder.
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M HENIG
166. Thorney, Nottinghamshire: Roman silver
finger-ring fragment with ovular setting
(2005 T346) pAs ID: DENo-01bED4
Found by Mr R Scothern while metal-detecting in
August 2005; disclaimed, returned to finder.
R HOBBS
167. bury st Edmunds area, suffolk: Roman silver
finger-ring rectangular bezel & incised cross
(2006 T69) pAs ID: sF-336334
Found by Mr M Frost while metal-detecting in February
2006; disclaimed, returned to finder.
F MINTER
168. Lackford area, suffolk: Roman silver snake
finger-ring, johns Type bii (2006 T210)
pAs ID: sF-8bEF14
Found by Lady V Kimbell while metal-detecting in April
2006; disclaimed, returned to finder.
F MINTER
169. princethorpe, Warwickshire: Roman silver
finger-ring fragment with oval bezel (2006 T186)
pAs ID: pAs-ACDF54
Found by Mr W Powell while metal-detecting in August
2005; disclaimed, returned to finder.
R HOBBS
170. Durnford, Wiltshire: Roman silver (hexagonal?)
finger-ring fragment (2005 T176)
pAs ID: WILT-b23FD4
Found by Mr D Martin while metal-detecting in April
2005; disclaimed, returned to finder.
K HINDS
(IV) jEWELLERy
171. bury st Edmunds area, suffolk:
Roman gold ear-ring (2005 T166)
Date: Probably 2nd–3rd century AD
Discovery: Found by Mr D Bailey while metaldetecting
in April 2005.
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. Dimensions: 14.2 x 9.4mm;
weight: 2.12g.
Discussion: The ear-ring is Allason-Jones Type 11
(Allason-Jones 1989, p. 8), see also Sudbury area,
Treasure Annual Report 2003, no. 65.
Disposition: British Museum.
F MINTER & R JACKSON
172. Gillingham, Kent: Roman grave assemblage
with 2 gold necklaces (2005 T444)
Date: Early–mid 3rd century AD
Discovery: Found by Pre-Construct Archaeology Ltd
during controlled excavation in October 2005.
Description:
1. Fragment of a bracelet or necklace (KKGF 03 (205).
sf 233). The surviving section is composed of a series
of gold filigree double-loop links, the bars of which
were threaded with polyhedral faceted beads of the
green stone, identified by surface analysis as variscite.
Seven beads survive. The terminals consist of a hook
and eye attachment, each of which were soldered onto
the last link chain by means of a triangular plate. Both
terminals survive attached to each other; one part of
the chain is missing, and it is unclear exactly how long
the chain was originally, although it has been suggested
that this item of jewellery was a necklace turned into
a bracelet for a child, other examples of which are
known. Surviving length: c. 132mm; weight: 3.37g.
2. An incomplete necklace (KKGF 03 (205). sf 234)
constructed in the same manner as no. 1, although the
terminal, of which only the hook part survives, has a
rectangular sheet metal cover plate wrapped around it.
The chain is irregularly interspersed with a series of cut
stones: there are 10 reddish-brown polyhedral faceted
garnets, two disc-shaped garnets, and three cylindrical
emeralds of different sizes, the stones identified by
surface analysis. It is possible that some of the beads
were added to substitute missing originals, with the
ten faceted garnets perhaps representing the original
stones and the other, cruder stones later replacements.
There are a number of links which do not have a stone,
and this would imply that the necklace had been in use
for some time. Surviving length: c. 266mm;
weight: 4.32g.