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RING
Unique ID: ASHM-5F0377
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A cast copper-alloy ring dating to the Medieval or early post-medieval period. The ring has bevelled edges and there are traces of filing marks which indicates that the ring was made in a mould. These objects are hard to date without contextual information however the form and method of manufacture suggests a medeival or early post-medieval date, c. AD 1200-1600. Their function is uncertain but may be related to harnesses.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Undergoing further examination at a museum
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1600
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 3.3 mm
Weight: 4.8 g
Diameter: 23.6 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: ASHMBD583
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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