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FINGER RING
Unique ID: ASHM-937E9F
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete copper alloy late Roman or early Medieval finger ring formed of a plain, thin band. The band is D-shaped in section and is undecorated; wear on one side strongly suggests this is a finger ring rather than a fitting. Suggested date: AD 100-800.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Undergoing further examination at a museum
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 100
Date to: Circa AD 800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Width: 2.5 mm
Thickness: 1.3 mm
Weight: 1 g
Diameter: 18.8 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: ASHMBD437
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: Vale of White Horse (District)
To be known as: Childrey
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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