A cast iron ring, visible within a larger lump of iron corrosion, probably dating to the Early Medieval period.<\/p>
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The ring is less than half visible, but is circular or sub-circular in section with a minimum diameter of 53mm.<\/p>
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X-ray has revealed the full extent of the ring, as well as a possible interlinked but smaller second ring, and some other linear object with a rounded head.<\/p>
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This is probably related to another corroded lump of iron bearing a ring and sockets that has been tentatively dated to the 6th century, when there was a known episode of burial on the site.<\/p>","notes":null,"old_findID":"NCL-A6E027","id":"429420","objecttype":"RING","classification":null,"subclass":null,"reuse":null,"created":"2011-02-15 12:13:55","broadperiod":"EARLY MEDIEVAL","updated":"2011-02-22 14:31:00","treasureID":null,"secwfstage":"4","secuid":"PAS4D5A6E02001ED1","findofnote":null,"objecttypecert":"1","datefound1":"2010-12-01","datefound2":"2011-02-01","createdBy":"438","curr_loc":null,"inscription":null,"reason":null,"subsequentAction":"Returned to finder"}],"record":[{"id":"429420","old_findID":"NCL-A6E027","uniqueID":"PAS4D5A6E02001ED1","objecttype":"RING","classification":null,"subclass":null,"length":null,"height":null,"width":null,"thickness":"12.5","diameter":"53","quantity":"1","other_ref":null,"treasureID":null,"broadperiod":"EARLY MEDIEVAL","numdate1":"500","numdate2":"600","description":"
A cast iron ring, visible within a larger lump of iron corrosion, probably dating to the Early Medieval period.<\/p>
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The ring is less than half visible, but is circular or sub-circular in section with a minimum diameter of 53mm.<\/p>
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X-ray has revealed the full extent of the ring, as well as a possible interlinked but smaller second ring, and some other linear object with a rounded head.<\/p>
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This is probably related to another corroded lump of iron bearing a ring and sockets that has been tentatively dated to the 6th century, when there was a known episode of burial on the site.<\/p>","notes":null,"reuse":null,"created":"2011-02-15 12:13:55","updated":"2011-02-22 14:31:00","secwfstage":"4","findofnote":null,"objecttypecert":"1","datefound1":"2010-12-01","datefound2":"2011-02-01","inscription":null,"disccircum":null,"museumAccession":null,"subsequentAction":"1","objectCertainty":"1","dateFromCertainty":"1","dateToCertainty":"1","dateFoundFromCertainty":null,"dateFoundToCertainty":null,"subPeriodFrom":"1","subPeriodTo":"1","reason":null,"username":"rcollins","fullname":"Robert Collins","institution":"NCL","usernameUpdate":"rcollins","fullnameUpdate":"Robert Collins","primaryMaterial":"Iron","secondaryMaterial":null,"decoration":null,"style":null,"manufacture":"Cast","surfaceTreatment":null,"completeness":"Complete","preservation":"Fair","cert":"Certain","periodFrom":"EARLY MEDIEVAL","periodTo":"EARLY MEDIEVAL","culture":"Anglo-Saxon","discmethod":"Metal detector","finder":null,"identifier":"Dr Robert Collins","secondaryIdentifier":null,"recorder":"Dr Robert Collins","county":"NORTHUMBERLAND","parish":null,"district":"ALNWICK","easting":null,"northing":null,"gridref":null,"fourFigure":null,"map25k":"NU0312","map10k":"NU01SW","address":null,"postcode":null,"findspotdescription":null,"lat":null,"lon":null,"knownas":"Field 26","source":"From Finder","obverse_description":null,"obverse_inscription":null,"reverse_description":null,"reverse_inscription":null,"denomination":null,"degree_of_wear":null,"allen_type":null,"va_type":null,"mack":null,"reeceID":null,"die":null,"wearID":null,"moneyer":null,"revtypeID":null,"categoryID":null,"typeID":null,"tribeID":null,"status":null,"rulerQualifier":null,"denominationQualifier":null,"mintQualifier":null,"dieAxisCertainty":null,"initialMark":null,"reverseMintMark":null,"statusQualifier":null,"tribe":null,"region":null,"area":null,"ruler1":null,"ruler2":null,"period_name":null,"date_range":null,"mint_name":null,"wear":null,"die_axis_name":null,"category":null,"type":null,"emperorID":null,"mintid":null,"reverseType":null,"i":"317773","f":"IMG_5715.jpg","imagedir":"images\/rcollins\/"}]}