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FINGER RING
Unique ID: SWYOR-57760E
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper alloy finger ring, probably of Post Medieval date, about AD 1500 - 1800. The hoop is D shaped in cross-section and flares at the shoulders to a flat oval bezel set across the hoop. The surface is corroded, but the bezel is probable also a seal matrix, making the ring a signet ring. The shoulders are decorated with frequent crescent shaped stamp or punch marks. The ring is 24.2mm long, 23.5mm diameter, 14.1mm wide. Internal diameter 18.5mm. 8g. A ring of the same form, but with different decoration on the shoulders is HAMP-88A2E1.
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 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 24.2 mm
Width: 14.1 mm
Weight: 8 g
Diameter: 23.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st January 2018 - Wednesday 31st January 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 3105
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Selby (District)
Parish or ward: Eggborough (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE5722
Four figure Latitude: 53.69134606
Four figure longitude: -1.13829416
1:25K map: SE5722
1:10K map: SE52SE
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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