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FINGER RING
Unique ID: ASHM-A720D9
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A plain copper alloy finger ring of probable Roman or early medieval date. The finger ring has a D-shaped cross section and a plain band. The colour suggests a high tin content.
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 43
Date to: Circa AD 800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight: 2.8 g
Diameter: 20.8 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: ASHMBD456
Materials and construction
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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