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FINGER RING
Unique ID: HAMP-2049D9
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A small and heavily corroded copper alloy finger ring dating from the Roman to the Post Medieval Period. The band is cast with roughly a D-shaped section, being flat to the inner surface but with an uneven texture on the outer surface. There is a slight thickening at one section of the band, possibly suggesting a bezel. The extent of the corrosion makes it difficult to determine whether the ring would have been decorated or not. The copper alloy is now a dark brown colour with patches of bright green.
The finger ring has a diameter of 17.3mm, and internal diameter of c.15mm, a band width of 4.2mm and a band thickness of 1.1mm - 2.4mm. It weighs 1.12g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 100
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 17.3 mm
Width: 4.2 mm
Thickness: 2.4 mm
Weight: 1.12 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st February 2015 - Sunday 1st February 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Winchester Museums Entry Form No.4248
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Basingstoke and Deane (District)
To be known as: Preston Candover
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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