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FINGER RING
Unique ID: BH-6459D8
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete copper-alloy finger ring of Medieval (13th to 14th century) date.
The bezel is oval in plan, tapering towards the top, where there is a cell containing a corroded glass paste inset. There are no discernible shoulders, a ridge at the base of the bezel separating it from the much thinner, oval-sectioned hoop, only a small portion of which remains. The ring measures up to 16.2mm wide; the bezel is 9.9mm wide by 7.2mm high. The weight is 3.35g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Width: 16.2 mm
Weight: 3.35 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 22nd January 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Ver 12/12 - 5
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Glass
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Wycombe (District)
To be known as: Princes Risborough
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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