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RING
Unique ID: LANCUM-785997
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A cast copper alloy ring of possible Bronze Age date, c. 2000-700 BC. The ring is circular in section and the surface is smooth. Diameter: 12mm, thickness: 1.5mm, weight: 0.5g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa 2000 BC
Date to: Circa 700 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.5 mm
Weight: 0.5 g
Diameter: 12 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 28th February 2010
Rally details.
This object was found at Rawhead
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cheshire East (Unitary Authority)
District: Cheshire East (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: CREWE AND NANTWICH
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Recorded at a rally
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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