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A complete cast copper alloy ring. It is circular in plan and subtriangule in section, with the exterior forming two faces the meet in the centre (semi-biconical). There is a single moulded line that runs along the base of the ring. It is in fair condition, being whole, but it is corroded, with pitting along the most of the surface; very little of the original surface remains. It measures 23.70 mm DIA x 4.76 mm H x 2.74 mm Th and weighs 3.67 g. Copper alloy rings like this one have been used through-out history for everything from harness fittings to clothes fittings, and can be difficult to date. <\/p>","notes":null,"reuse":null,"created":"2011-11-29 10:29:50","updated":"2011-11-29 10:53:00","secwfstage":"4","findofnote":null,"objecttypecert":"1","datefound1":null,"datefound2":null,"inscription":null,"disccircum":null,"museumAccession":null,"subsequentAction":"1","objectCertainty":"1","dateFromCertainty":"1","dateToCertainty":"1","dateFoundFromCertainty":null,"dateFoundToCertainty":null,"subPeriodFrom":"2","subPeriodTo":"3","reason":null,"username":"karend1","fullname":"Karen Dunford","institution":"KENT","usernameUpdate":"karend1","fullnameUpdate":"Karen Dunford","primaryMaterial":"Copper alloy","secondaryMaterial":null,"decoration":null,"style":null,"manufacture":"Cast","surfaceTreatment":null,"completeness":"Complete","preservation":"Fair","cert":"Certain","periodFrom":"MEDIEVAL","periodTo":"POST MEDIEVAL","culture":null,"discmethod":"Metal detector","finder":null,"identifier":"Miss Karen Dunford","secondaryIdentifier":null,"recorder":"Miss Karen Dunford","county":"KENT","parish":"HOLLINGBOURNE","district":"MAIDSTONE","easting":null,"northing":null,"gridref":null,"fourFigure":"TQ8154","map25k":"TQ8154","map10k":"TQ85SW","address":null,"postcode":null,"findspotdescription":null,"lat":null,"lon":null,"knownas":null,"source":null,"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":"358148","f":"KENT-4B41E0.jpg","imagedir":"images\/karend1\/"}]}