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FINGER RING

Unique ID: SF-4B5AE3

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

a copper alloy Post-Medieval finger-ring. It is 20.61mm in external diameter, with a maximum thickness of 1.38mm. It weighs 2.62g. At its widest it is 6.29mm, and is decorated with three circular domed pieces of white glass, set in a triangular pattern. These are flanked by two circular settings, one with dark blue glass and the other empty. There is a tracery of fine incised lines forming a leafy pattern running between the glass settings.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1700

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.62 g
Diameter: 20.61 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st January 2005

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Waveney (District)
To be known as: Covehithe

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Created: 18 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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