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FINGER RING
Unique ID: SF-391DF3
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A cast copper-alloy finger ring of Roman date. One shoulder and the bezel remain, the rest missing due to old breaks. The bezel is hexagonal in shape and the setting is missing. The bezel flares to the shoulder and has a transverse moulding, then constricts again to form the hoop. The bezel is flat in section and there is no decoration. It measures 18.47mm in length, 10.99mm in width, 3.74mm in thickness and weighs 2.16g.
It is similar to examples published from Colchester (Crummy, 1983, no 1780).
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 250
Date to: Circa AD 300
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 18.47 mm
Width: 10.99 mm
Thickness: 3.74 mm
Weight: 2.16 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st March 2012
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Mid Suffolk (District)
To be known as: Akenham
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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