YORYM-FF8B65: Unknown : Ring

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RING

Unique ID: YORYM-FF8B65

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation

A cast copper alloy ring. The ring has a flattened, circular section and chamfered edges. It is worn, with a badly damaged edges with a dark brownish-green patina. Due to a lack of excavated examples it is not possible to date this object. Copper alloy rings like this one have been used through-out history for everything from harness fittings to clothes fittings.

Chronology

Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: UNKNOWN

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Width: 3.7 mm
Thickness: 3.1 mm
Weight: 2.7 g
Diameter: 19.9 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st January 2008

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Uncertain

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: York (Unitary Authority)
District: York (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Deighton

Spatial coordinates


Grid reference source: Centred on village (which isn't a parish)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

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

References cited

No references cited so far.

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Audit data

Recording Institution: YORYM
Created: 16 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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