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FINGER RING

Unique ID: SF-B40896

Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A Medieval copper alloy probable finger ring. It is a flattened loop, rectangular in shape measuring 28.1mm in length and 9.12mm in width, and in thickness is 4.46mm at one short edge and 3.17mm at the other. The object weighs 5.07g. Its likely diameter would be c.21mm. There is an incised line of decoration forming a border which runs continuously round both long edges of the loop. There are traces of decoration in the form of small triangles or 'x's around the edges and of a probable inscription running round the central strip on both side. The surface is worn and the letters cannot be determined. Inscribed examples with a narrower band but similar diameter are known from Winchester (Biddle 1990, nos 2084, 2089).

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1350
Date to: Circa AD 1500

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 28.1 mm
Width: 9.12 mm
Weight: 5.07 g
Diameter: 21 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st September 2009

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Babergh (District)
To be known as: Boxted

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Boxted rally
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Biddle, M.	1990	Artefacts from Medieval Winchester: Object and Economy in Medieval Winchester	Oxford	Clarendon Press	p.650, nos 2084, 2089

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Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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