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HARNESS RING
Unique ID: NLM-B827EE
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy harness ring, as kindly identified by the finder. Cast ring of facetted hexagonal section, locally thinned and externally rounded by wear. Suggested date: Medieval, 1200-1500
Diameter: 25.9mm, Band Width: 3.2mm, Band Thickness: 2.8mm, Weight: 3.98gms
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Width: 3.2 mm
Thickness: 2.8 mm
Weight: 3.98 g
Diameter: 25.9 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 14th October 2021
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM48331
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Binbrook
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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