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Description: | Cast copper alloy ring. The ring is circular in plan and semicircular in section, as one face of the ring is flat and the opposite is domed. The inner edge of the ring is also flattened slightly. The object is abraded and much of the original surface is missing. Surviving fragments are mid green. The exposed surface is brighter green. There is a slight constriction to one side of the hoop, which may be due to wear. There are two divergent grooved lines set opposite each other on the broader portion of the ring. There is no evidence of the casting seam. The ring has an external diameter of 15.14mm, is 4.14mm wide narrowing to 2.88mm at the constricted portion is 3.88mm thick and weighs 2.10g. The perforation has an internal diameter of 7.9mm. Rings, out of context, are difficult to date. The object recorded here is to small to be a finger ring, but is more likely a decorative fitting of some sort. It is possibly Iron Age in date, but without supporting evidence it could conceivably be as late as medieval in date. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | McDonald, Caroline - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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