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FINGER RING
Unique ID: DENO-AE6A08
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Possible cast lead finger ring. Uncertain date - most likely to be post-Medieval or modern. D-shaped hoop made from a strip with the ends overlapping and joined at the back. Sub-circular 'bezel' with an irregular cast linear design, possibly of a star? The bezel is soldered to the hoop. Now squashed. Grey and cream patina. Original internal diameter of hoop c.12mm, thickness of hoop 2.3mm-4.9mm (max at back), diameter of bezel 18.5mm, thickness of bezel c.2.0mm, weight 7.32g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 1900
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 4.9 mm
Weight: 7.32 g
Diameter: 18.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 2nd June 2010 - Wednesday 4th August 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Derby E7037
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Staffordshire (County)
District: Staffordshire Moorlands (District)
To be known as: Alstonefield
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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