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RING
Unique ID: HAMP-784AC8
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An undatable (Iron Age to post-medieval, c.700 BC - AD 1800) copper alloy multi-purpose ring, oval in cross-section (3.5x3.1mm) and 26.2mm in diameter. It weighs 3.28g. Almost all original patina is lost and the metal is dark green in colour with patches of lighter bluey-green.
Rings like these are numerous and would have been multi-purpose, perhaps for hanging keys from a belt, etc.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: IRON AGE
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa 700 BC
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 3.1 mm
Weight: 3.28 g
Diameter: 26.2 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 10th November 2015 - Monday 11th January 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Hampshire Cultural Trust Object Entry Form WINCM 190
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: New Forest (District)
To be known as: Damerham
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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