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FINGER RING
Unique ID: NLM-3FA467
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy finger ring. A drawn wire band with a separate curving probably die-stamped bezel comprising five conjoined rhomboids, each with a central hollow of diameter 2.5mm. There are traces of white metal plating on the band, and the settings were presumably occupied by paste stones. The composite construction may suggest fabrication in a craft rather than an industrial setting. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1850-1900
Internal diameter: 17.3mm, Band Diameter: 1.1mm, Width (at bezel): 5.5mm, Thickness (at bezel): 3.0mm, Weight: 1.58gms
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 1850
Date to: Circa AD 1900
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Width: 5.5 mm
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight: 1.58 g
Diameter: 17.3 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 4th December 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM41552
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: White metal coated
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Messingham
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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