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RING
Unique ID: NMS-AEC7A3
Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Medieval to post-medieval tin-coated copper alloy ring of variable and irregular cross-section, D-shaped to sub-rectangular. Small patches of tin coating remain. External diameter 23.5 - 25.5mm. Internal diameter 18 - 18.5mm. Thickness 2mm. Possibly used in the suspension of drapes (Egan 1998, 62-4). Mid 14th - 16th century.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1350
Date to: Exactly AD 1600
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2 mm
Diameter: 25.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 22nd October 2015 - Wednesday 18th November 2015
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 51275
Other reference: AHS112015
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Surface Treatment: White metal coated
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: Breckland (District)
Parish or ward: Snetterton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TL9890
Four figure Latitude: 52.47201065
Four figure longitude: 0.91373826
1:25K map: TL9890
1:10K map: TL99SE
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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