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FINGER RING
Unique ID: WMID-54F164
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete cast copper alloy signet finger ring, of Late Medieval to Early Post Medieval dating (c. AD 1450 to c. AD 1650).
Approximately 50% of the finger ring is present, consisting of the bezel, shoulders and part of the hoop. The rest of the hoop is missing, presumed lost in antiquity.
The bezel is sub rectangular in plan. The device consists of a crowned lombardic capital letter T within an oval cartouche. The shoulders are straight and taper straight into the hoop. The hoop is oval in section. The reverse of the finger ring is plain and undecorated.
The finger ring measures 23.88 mm in length, 10.61 mm wide and 4.01 mm thick. It weighs 5.0 g.
The finger ring is a dark green colour with an even surface patina.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1450
Date to: Circa AD 1650
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 23.88 mm
Width: 10.61 mm
Thickness: 4.01 mm
Weight: 5 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st October 2012 - Wednesday 31st October 2012
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: North Warwickshire (District)
Parish or ward: Middleton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP1898
Four figure Latitude: 52.579519
Four figure longitude: -1.735799
1:25K map: SP1898
1:10K map: SP19NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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