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FINGER RING
Unique ID: NLM-8409B6
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy finger ring. A band of drawn wire, diameter 1.9mm, forming a loop of one and one third turns, possibly a simple form intended to resemble a snake ring. The grey tint may argue a high lead content, though greenish corrosion also attests the presence of copper. Suggested date: Roman, 43-410.
Internal Diameter: 17.7mm, Weight: 2.19gms.
Class: possibly Snake
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 410
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.19 g
Diameter: 17.7 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 18th August 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM24838a
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Fridaythorpe
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1000 metre square.
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