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FINGER RING
Unique ID: SF-ADEB22
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete copper alloy finger ring of uncertain Roman to post-medieval date. The hoop is D-shaped in cross-section and undecorated. There is corrosion and damage around the edges.
Simple finger rings like these were in use for a long period of time and without further diagnostic details only a broad Roman to post-medieval date range can be suggested.
Diameter: 20.79mm, width of hoop: 2.44mm, thickness of hoop: 1.67mm, weight: 0.81g
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Width: 2.44 mm
Thickness: 1.67 mm
Weight: 0.81 g
Diameter: 20.79 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st August 2016
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Suffolk Coastal (District)
To be known as: Wenhaston with Mells Hamlet
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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