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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