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FINGER RING
Unique ID: WAW-016D18
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Description: The artefact is a finger ring which appears to be coiled four times with the two terminals forming snake heads. The coils of the are close together and although appear to be coiled are, on closer inspection are cast as one piece. The snake heads overlap the outer face of the finger ring and are decorated with fine crescents and notches. The surface of the finger ring is a shiny light silvery colour with some corrosion on the interior surface which is a brown colour.
Dimensions:
Length: 23.74mm
Width: 21.32mm
Thickness: 3.69mm
Weight: 7.5g.
Discussion: The material of the finger ring does not appear to be silver, it is too light in weight and the tarnishing/corrosion does not match that which is normally found on silver objects. Although the finger ring appears to be Roman, the cast method of manufacture and the material being a white metal alloy suggests it is of Modern date.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder after being declared not Treasure
Chronology
Broad period: MODERN
Period from: MODERN
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1900
Date to: Circa AD 2016
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 23.74 mm
Width: 21.32 mm
Thickness: 3.69 mm
Weight: 7.5 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: White metal
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Staffordshire (County)
District: South Staffordshire (District)
Parish or ward: Trysull and Seisdon (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SO8395
Four figure Latitude: 52.55257432
Four figure longitude: -2.25215405
1:25K map: SO8395
1:10K map: SO89NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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