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RING
Unique ID: LEIC-069BAE
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Undated copper alloy ring, 4mm wide, 4mm thick and diameter of 27mm with a weight of 5.24g.
The object is circular in form and sub rectangular in cross section. It is inconsistent in width and shape and has evidence of filling. These objects date from the Bronze Age onwards, but its rough shape and hand finishing suggest an earlier date.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: UNKNOWN
Period to: UNKNOWN
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Width: 4 mm
Thickness: 4 mm
Weight: 5.24 g
Diameter: 27 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Melton (District)
Parish or ward: Bottesford (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK8340
Four figure Latitude: 52.95097033
Four figure longitude: -0.76608784
1:25K map: SK8340
1:10K map: SK84SW
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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