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FINGER RING
Unique ID: SUSS-A201B8
Object type certainty: Certain
A copper alloy finger ring, with a narrow rectangular bezel, and a small portion of the hoop protruding from each side. Most of the hoop no longer survives; the breaks are very worn. There appears to be a backwards capital letter ‘P’ on the bezel, but the surface is badly pitted, making the rest of the motif difficult to see. There maybe a line adjacent to the backwards P. It is equally possible that this is in fact a letter ‘R’. This finger ring could be a signet ring, used to seal documents, in which case the letter on the bezel would appear the correct way around on the wax seal. The surface is a mid greenish-grey colour but is very corroded. This finger ring is likely to date to the 15th or 16th centuries.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 1400
Date to: Circa AD 1600
Dimensions and weight
Weight: 3.6 g
Quantity: 1
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Multiple [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Fragment [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Spatial data
Region: South East And London
County: East Sussex
District: Wealden
To be known as: Arlington
Method of discovery: Metal detector
[scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Character undetermined [scope notes]
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st September 2004
Personal details
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Recorded by: Mrs Liz Andrews-Wilson
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Identified by: Mr Dominic ANDREWS - [view all attributed records]
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Created:
Tuesday 16th November 2004
Updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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