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FINGER RING
Unique ID: GLO-695CC4
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy fingering length 27mm, width 25mm, thickness at bezel 11mm, internal diameter of the hoop 20mm, weight 9.86g. The bezel of the ring is sub-rectangular. The bezel is a seal that has the letters GCh, there is foliate decoration above the letters. The hoop is complete, this has a rectangular cross-section (5mm wide, 2mm thick). This artefact dates to the 14th century.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Post AD 1300
Date to: Ante AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 27 mm
Width: 25 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight: 9.86 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 6th February 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 4032
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: South Gloucestershire (Unitary Authority)
District: South Gloucestershire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Oldbury Upon Severn
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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