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FINGER RING
Unique ID: DENO-EA39CD
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete silver post-medieval finger ring (AD c.1500-c.1900).
The finger ring is broadly circular in shape. The hoop is plain and has a D-shaped cross-section. The bezel is an undecorated broadly D-shaped dome with D-shaped cross-section. The light weight of the ring suggests that the bezel is hollow. The inner edge of the bezel is warped, possibly as a result of post-depositional damage or a flaw during the making process.
The crudeness of the ring suggests a post-medieval date, but the ring is otherwise undiagnostic.
The finger ring has a internal diameter of 15.4 mm, and an external diameter of 17.7 mm. With the bezel, it is 18.9 mm in length and 5.6 mm thick. The hoop has a maximum width of 5.3 mm and a minimum width of 2.4 mm. The bezel has a thickness of 5.6 mm and the hoop (at the base) is 1.1 mm thick. It weighs 1.3 g.
Notes:
Due to the undiagnostic nature of the find, it cannot be securely dated to pre-1717 and as such falls outside the provisions of the Treasure Act 1996.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1900
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 18.9 mm
Width: 5.3 mm
Thickness: 5.6 mm
Weight: 1.3 g
Diameter: 17.7 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st May 2016 - Tuesday 31st May 2016
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Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Nottinghamshire (County)
District: Rushcliffe (District)
Parish or ward: Upper Broughton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK6526
Four figure Latitude: 52.82761611
Four figure longitude: -1.03674265
1:25K map: SK6526
1:10K map: SK62NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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