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FINGER RING
Unique ID: ESS-B1EA63
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Medieval cast copper alloy signet ring with oval bezel. The bezel is 16.43mm long, 9.19mm wide, 3.63mm thick. The band is 24.56mm in diameter, and it weighs 4.6 grams. The bezel is engraved with a Lombardic letter 't'. Similar examples in the Salisbury Museum Medieval Catalogue date to the15th century.
cf The Salisbury Museum Medieval Catalogue Part 1, fig 12.
Class:
signet
Inscription:
t
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1400
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 4.6 g
Diameter: 24.56 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 19th September 2010
Rally details.
This object was found at Langham, Essex (Colchester MDC) Rally 19th Sept 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: CMDC.19.9.2010-142.1
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Essex (County)
District: Colchester (District)
Parish or ward: Langham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TM0132
Four figure Latitude: 51.95016096
Four figure longitude: 0.9234343
1:25K map: TM0132
1:10K map: TM03SW
Grid reference source: Recorded at a rally
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saunders, P. | 1991 | Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum Medieval Catalogue: Part 1 | Salisbury | Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum | Fig 12 |
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