NMS-538138: Late Iron Age or Early Roman Finger Ring

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FINGER RING

Unique ID: NMS-538138

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Late Iron Age or Early Roman incomplete copper alloy spiral finger ring. Shallow D-sectioned band forming almost two complete turns. Broken at one end, expanding slightly from the break towards the complete terminal at the other, before tapering to a rounded end.

External diameter 17mm. Maximum width of band 5mm. Thickness 1mm.

For a similar example see SWYOR-5966D0.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: IRON AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: IRON AGE
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa 100 BC
Date to: Circa AD 100

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Width: 5 mm
Thickness: 1 mm
Diameter: 17 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 18th September 2012 - Tuesday 18th September 2012

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Other reference numbers

SMR reference number: 29339
Other reference: IND18092012ED

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: North Norfolk (District)
Parish or ward: Binham (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TF9740
Four figure Latitude: 52.921272
Four figure longitude: 0.928951
1:25K map: TF9740
1:10K map: TF94SE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

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Created: 11 years ago
Updated: 3 years ago

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