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FINGER RING
Unique ID: YORYM-B6DCC9
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Copper-alloy finger ring of Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1700 - 1900.
The ring is formed from a thin copper-alloy band of uneven width. It is rectangular in section. The ring would have been circular but it has been bent out of shape during its time in the ground.
The outer surface of the ring is decorated with linear grooves, pairs of which cover the width of the band. Both surfaces are greatly obscured by corrosion, resulting in a patchy dark green patina.
The ring is 21.08mm in length, 2.64mm in width and 0.94mm in thickness. It weighs 0.52g.
This finger ring is of a type common in the late Post-Medieval period which are made of thin and fragile strips of copper-alloy, often with floral and foliate style decoration.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1700
Date to: Circa AD 1900
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 21.08 mm
Width: 2.64 mm
Thickness: 0.94 mm
Weight: 0.52 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: YMT E05653
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Decoration style: Linear
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Cottam (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE9766
Four figure Latitude: 54.08079308
Four figure longitude: -0.5188166
1:25K map: SE9766
1:10K map: SE96NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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