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HARNESS RING
Unique ID: NLM-EDC424
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy
Harness Ring. Cast ring of originally hexagonal section, now worn nearly smooth. Additional wear has flattened opposed zones on the outer circumference of the object. Suggested date: Medieval, 1200-1500.
Diameter: 28.1mm, Band Width: 4.7mm, Thickness: 3.2mm, Weight: 5.63gms.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Width: 4.7 mm
Thickness: 3.2 mm
Weight: 5.63 g
Diameter: 28.1 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 2nd February 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM20544a
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Swinhope
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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