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FINGER RING
Unique ID: YORYM-57E0F4
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
TREASURE CASE : 2004 T49 A thin gold band with octagonal faceting on the exterior surface. It is most likely to date from the late 18th or early 19th century and is therefore unlikely to be more than 300 years old. As such this item is not Treasure.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Returned to finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder after being declared not Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2004T49
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1750
Date to: Circa AD 1850
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st December 2003
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: TREASURE CASE : 2004 T49
Treasure case number: 2004T49
Materials and construction
Primary material: Gold
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: York (Unitary Authority)
District: York (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Knapton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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