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FINGER RING

Unique ID: SF10631

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

An incomplete copper-alloy finger ring, the bezel and part of the hoop survive. The bezel is circular in shape with a diameter of 13mm, the setting is empty. The hoop is flat and undecorated. A similar finger-ring fragment has been found at Norwich and is dated to the post-medieval period, between 1600 and 1700 (Margeson1993, 5, Figure 1 No 2).

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1600
Date to: AD 1700

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 21 mm
Width: 13 mm
Weight: 2.28 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st October 2002

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: North Norfolk (District)
To be known as: INGHAM

Spatial coordinates


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

Author Publication Year Title Publication Place Publisher Pages Reference
Margeson, S. 1993 Norwich Households: Medieval and Post-Medieval Finds from Norwich Survey Excavations 1971-78 Norwich East Anglian Archaeology 5, Figure 1, No 2.

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Audit data

Recording Institution: SF
Created: 21 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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