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FINGER RING
Unique ID: DUR-79D5E3
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Cast copper alloy Late Medieval- Post Medieval finger ring.
It is incomplete having lost around half of the hoop. The bezel is expanded, flat and circular with a grooved border line. There was possibly a design in the centre but through corrosion and wear this is not clear. The hoop appears plain but little remains.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1400
Date to: Circa AD 1600
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 20.83 mm
Weight: 3.9 g
Diameter: 13.34 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 13th March 2010
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: North East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: County Durham (Unitary Authority)
District: County Durham (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Durham Area
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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