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FINGER RING
Unique ID: NLM-61D7DD
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy finger ring. Small cast D section band; a possible mould line runs along the outside of the hoop for part of its circumference. Possibly a 'fairing' or item of trinket jewellery. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1800-1900.
Internal diameter: 15.5mm, Band Width: 3.3mm, Band Thickness: 1.2mm, Weight: 1.22gms.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1800
Date to: Circa AD 1900
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Width: 3.3 mm
Thickness: 1.2 mm
Weight: 1.22 g
Diameter: 15.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 13th May 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM25383a
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: near Gainsborough
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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