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Finger ring
Unique ID: NMGW-7DD554
Object type certainty:
Copper alloy finger ring, probably of Early Saxon date. The ring is complete and has similar decoration to Late Roman or Early Saxon bracelets. The terminals are currently overlapping with a space between them, if straightened the ring would have had a large diameter of c. 30mm. The decoration is symmetrical and the terminals are decorated with an incised line c.10mm from the end, with a central punched dot either side. Beyond the second punched dot is a row of punched dots across the ring’s width. The main body of the ring has another lengthways row of punched dots. The terminals are slightly rounded.
Notes:
The strip is likely to be a large finger ring, since it seems to be too small for even a child’s bracelet.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: AD 410
Date to: AD 1066
Dimensions and weight
Width: 6.1 mm
Thickness: 1.7 mm
Weight: 5.1 g
Diameter: 22 mm
Quantity: 1
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Spatial data
Region: South East And London
County: West Sussex
District: Chichester
Parish: Bury
Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: TQ0113
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source: From finder
Grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
Method of discovery: Metal detector
[scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st October 2003
Personal details
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Identified by: Mr Mark Lodwick - [view all attributed records]
Other reference numbers
Other reference: NMGWPA 2004.10.4
References cited
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Audit data
Created:
Wednesday 28th January 2004
Updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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