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RING
Unique ID: LVPL-4B6E72
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Cast copper alloy ring of uncertain date and function. The object is circular in plan and oval in cross-section. The object has a dark greenish brown patina. Such plain rings are difficult to date and may have had a range of uses including suspension rings on straps.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1100
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 5.26 mm
Weight: 18.7 g
Diameter: 40.84 mm
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: 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: Blakenhall
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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