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RING
Unique ID: NMS-54E13B
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper-alloy ring with dark green polished surface. It is 20mm in diameter externally and with a central hole 11mm in diameter. The ring is 5mm thick where best preserved; in other places, corrosion has removed some of the surface. In cross-section it is kite-shaped, with an acutely pointed arris around the exterior and a more gentle angle in the central hole. It weighs 6.21g.
Rings of these proportions have been dated to the late Bronze Age (e.g. WILT-7BCF7B, with references), or Iron Age to Roman periods (e.g. SOM-7EDF21, WILT-CDE753, HAMP-E3F5BC).
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa 1000 BC
Date to: Circa AD 410
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight: 6.21 g
Diameter: 20 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 19th June 2019 - Wednesday 16th October 2019
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: AHS102019
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Mid Suffolk (District)
Parish or ward: Fressingfield (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TM2677
Four figure Latitude: 52.34447433
Four figure longitude: 1.31650731
1:25K map: TM2677
1:10K map: TM27NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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