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RING
Unique ID: FAKL-FD4A16
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Copper alloy ring, plain flat section with rounded/bevelled edges. Irregular shape with tooling marks. The function and date of these rings is unknown but they are unsuited for use as finger rings or dress fittings. Rings of this type are not uncommon and may have been used in a variety of ways.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Width: 3 mm
Thickness: 2.2 mm
Weight: 3.16 g
Diameter: 20 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: B053
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Hand made
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: York (Unitary Authority)
District: York (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Fulford
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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