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HARNESS RING
Unique ID: NLM-793D80
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy harness ring. Cast ring of originally hexagonal section though smoothed by wear which has narrowed the band slightly at one point. Suggested date: Medieval, 1200-1500.
Diameter: 25.9mm, Band Width: 4.3mm, Band Thickness: 2.9mm, Weight: 4.89gms.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Width: 4.3 mm
Thickness: 2.9 mm
Weight: 4.89 g
Diameter: 25.9 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 28th March 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM28454
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Burwell
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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