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FINGER RING

Unique ID: LIN-E42F77

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Copper alloy finger ring. The ring is complete and is formed by a flat band tapering to ends which have been knotted together. The outer face of the band is decorated with a row of punched ring and dot motifs, however the surface is too worn to determine how many ring and dots there originally were. This finger ring design has been commonly found in Viking graves and hoards of the later 9th and earlier 10th centuries (Graham-Campbell 1980). A nearly identical example was found at Coppergate, York, dating to between circa 930 - circa 1050 (Mainman, p2585, fig. 1279, no. 10517).

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:
Date from: Circa AD 875
Date to: AD 1066

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 21 mm
Width: 19 mm
Thickness: 4.5 mm

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: North Kesteven (District)
Parish or ward: Aswarby and Swarby (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TF0440
Four figure Latitude: 52.947316
Four figure longitude: -0.453639
1:25K map: TF0440
1:10K map: TF04SW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Graham-Campbell, J.	1980	Viking Artefacts: A Select Catalogue		British Museum Press
Mainman, A.J. and Rogers, N.S.H.	2000	Craft, Industry and Everyday Life: Finds From Anglo-Scandinavian York	York	Council for British Archaeology

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Recording Institution: LIN
Created: 19 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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