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FINGER RING
Unique ID: NLM-A65F42
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Lead alloy finger ring. Crudely cast ring, approaching a stirrup shape with a thickened raised bezel bearing three crudely incised adjacent slashes. Traces of gilding remain within and without the band. Though the internal diameter would suggest a young and/or female wearer, the construction might seem more apt to theatrical costume or fancy dress or to a toy. At all events, this is less sophisticated in its appearance than most 19th-century fairings or trinket rings. Suggested date: Post-Medieval to Modern, 1800-1940.
Internal diameter: 16.8mm, Height: 23.5mm, Band Width: 5.6mm, Band Thickness (opposite bezel): 2.8mm, Weight: 8.08gms
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1800
Date to: Circa AD 1940
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 23.5 mm
Width: 5.6 mm
Thickness: 2.8 mm
Weight: 8.08 g
Diameter: 16.8 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 18th August 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM33682
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Gilded
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: near Market Rasen
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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