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RING
Unique ID: WILT-997275
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An undatable (but probably Medieval to Post-Medieval) copper alloy multi-purpose ring, hexagonal in cross-section, and measuring 27.16mm in diameter (internal 20.77mm) and weighing 3.6g. Much of the patina is missing and it is unfinished with an uneven casting flash.
Rings like these are numerous and would have been multi-purpose, eg.for hanging keys from a belt etc.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1100
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 3.6 g
Diameter: 27.16 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 6th September 2011 - Tuesday 1st November 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Salisbury Museum Entry Form 3778
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Salisbury
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on village (which isn't a parish)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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