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FINGER RING
Unique ID: LEIC-C96969
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A Medieval copper-alloy stirrup-shaped finger ring, dating to c.AD 1150 - 1500. The ring has a narrow circular cross-section hoop that expands along the top edge to form a low pointed bezel with gentle sloping shoulders. The setting on top of the bezel is a purple coloured glass cabochon.
Close parallels to this example include: OXON-CFC3C9 and SF-DC876D. These finger ring appear to have been popular in the 13th century; however the date range can stretch from c.1150 to c.1500 (Egan and Pritchard, 2002:326).
Height: 22 mm
Width: 19.5 mm
Weight: 1.3 g
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 22 mm
Weight: 1.3 g
Diameter: 19.5 mm
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Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Rutland (Unitary Authority)
District: Rutland (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Ketton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK9804
Four figure Latitude: 52.62492619
Four figure longitude: -0.55367068
1:25K map: SK9804
1:10K map: SK90SE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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