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FINGER RING

Unique ID: SF5713

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Finger-ring made from copper-alloy sheet. The wide bezel flares gently and is slightly domed; it is decorated with unevenly set ring-and-dot motifs. Although there is a lot of corrosion, it appears from the way that the decoration is obscured towards the tapering ends that the sheet was decorated first, and made into a ring subsequently. The tapered ends are bent, showing that they were once twisted around each other, but are now incomplete. Very dark patina with spots of brighter green corrosion. Surviving width at centre of bezel 9 mm; dimensions of the ring as bent when held flat, 27 x 23 mm. Anglo-Scandinavian, 9th to 11th century.

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:
Date from: AD 850
Date to: AD 1066

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 27 mm
Width: 23 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight: 1.65 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st April 2001

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Forest Heath (District)
To be known as: SUFFOLK FRECKENHAM

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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Recording Institution: SF
Created: 22 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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