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FINGER RING
Unique ID: NMS-936B11
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Medieval copper alloy finger ring. The band, which is slightly convex externally, expands smoothly from the back through the shoulders and into a flat, oval bezel decorated with a slightly off-centre cross patée reserved in low relief on a textured field within a double-ribbed border. The textured field may be the worn remains of keying for an inlay, no trace of which now survives. Worn externally, particularly on the bezel but retaining file marks internally. External height 18mm. External width 17mm. Internal diameter 15.5mm. Width of bezel 8mm.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1150
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 18 mm
Width: 17 mm
Thickness: 1.5 mm
Weight: 2.47 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 3rd August 2013 - Thursday 8th August 2013
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 36687
Other reference: GC
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: South Norfolk (District)
To be known as: Near Taverham
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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