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FINGER RING
Unique ID: NLM-9CA886
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy
Finger Ring. Cast constricted shoulder ring with a raised oval setting, now empty. The band tapers slightly, and it is uncertain whether it formed an unbroken hoop or had two ends to permit adjustment. Slightly distorted. Suggested date: Early Roman, 100-200.
Internal Diameter (estimated): 14mm, Height (at setting): 5.0mm, Width (band): 4.2mm, Thickness (band): 1.5mm, Weight: 1.34gms.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 100
Date to: Circa AD 200
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 5 mm
Width: 4.2 mm
Thickness: 1.5 mm
Weight: 1.34 g
Diameter: 14 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 29th August 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM16699
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Rudston
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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