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FINGER RING
Unique ID: DENO-C97C78
Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Complete but worn copper-alloy distorted spiral made of an oval sectioned strip running through two complete loops and with tapered rounded ends. The strip itself is c.2.5-3.5mm wide by c.2.5mm thick and the spiral is 26-27mm in external diameter, excluding distortion and 21-22mm in internal diameter and approximately 10mm tall; it weighs 8.2 grams. Such a simple object form is hard to date precisely and possible parallels include objects from Bronze Age, Iron Age, Roman and Early Medieval excavations or it may even be a more recent functional item. It has been suggested that they are crude snake shaped Roman finger rings (see HESH-626DC4 or HESH-D25E35). Despite being quite large in size for this purpose this item has been identified as a possible finger ring but remains undated, see SUSS-DD0786 for a readily comparable item.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: UNKNOWN
Period to: UNKNOWN
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 8.2 g
Diameter: 27 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st April 2013 - Sunday 1st September 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Derby E7858
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Nottinghamshire (County)
District: Newark and Sherwood (District)
To be known as: Old Clipstone Area
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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