Accession No
1904.204
Description
Finger ring of copper alloy, set with a cameo of white stone bearing the bust of a woman. One end of the hoop is now disconnected from the back of the cameo setting.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Suffolk; Lakenheath; Lakenheath Warren
Period
?Roman ?Medieval ?Post Medieval
Source
Cambridge Antiquarian Society [monetary donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1904.204
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper alloy; ?Stone
Local Term
Measurements
21mm x 22mm
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Large circular label with metal ring attached to object reads: 'LAKENHEATH. C.A.S. 1904.204.'
Event Date
Author: Lucie Carreau
Context (Related Documents)
A pencil annotation in the Accession Register (in Anatole von Hügel's hand) indicates that the object was not entered in the Annual Reports.
Event Date 1904
Author: Lucie Carreau
Description (Labels & Markings)
A small label glued to the back of the cameo setting reads: '1904.204. Lakenheath. CAS.'
Event Date 1904
Author: Lucie Carreau
Description (Physical description)
Accession register for 1904.204: 'A thin bronze finger-ring, set with a white cameo, bearing a female bust.'
Event Date 1904
Author: Lucie Carreau
Context (Related Documents)
See 'Report on Collections Research and Cataloguing Project on Post Medieval 'To Be Disposed Of' Material' by David Kay in the archive (Doc.474) for background information.
Event Date 2019
Author: Lucie Carreau
Context (Amendments / updates)
Record created from object and accession register entry.
Event Date 27/10/2025
Author: Lucie Carreau
Description (Physical description)
Finger ring of copper alloy, set with a cameo of white stone bearing the bust of a woman. One end of the ring is now disconnected from the back of the cameo setting.
Event Date 27/10/2025
Author: Lucie Carreau
FM:327589
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