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FINGER RING
Unique ID: SF-2D05B2
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A fragment of a cast copper-alloy finger ring of Medieval date. It is the shoulders and bezel of the ring, the hoop missing due to old breaks. The ring flares at the shoulders into an oval bezel with the letter I or T engraved in the surface. It measures 20.24mm in length, 11.41mm in width, 2.75mm in thickness and weighs 3.21g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 20.24 mm
Width: 11.41 mm
Thickness: 2.75 mm
Weight: 3.21 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st November 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Finder's Ref Cavendish Field 6, 60
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: St. Edmundsbury (District)
To be known as: Cavendish
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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