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RING

Unique ID: SF4083

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

Copper-alloy ring, circular and of oval section, 21 mm in diameter, and now rather corroded. At one point on the circumference there is a rectilinear moulding which runs around the whole of the section. The moulding is c. 2 mm thick and measures 4 x 5.5 mm. Around the moulding is some thick, well-preserved white-metal coating or, just possibly, solder. Date and function unknown.

Chronology

Broad period: UNKNOWN

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 3.97 g
Diameter: 21 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st October 2000

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Suffolk Coastal (District)
To be known as: SUFFOLK CULPHO

Spatial coordinates


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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Audit data

Recording Institution: SF
Created: 23 years ago
Updated: 11 years ago

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