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Description: | A complete probably copper-alloy pennanular ring with a banded gold sheath, more commonly known as 'ring money.' It measures 14mm in diameter and has a sub-circular cross-section, measuring c4mm in width and c4mm in depth. Due to its small size this example could be a half unit piece. The ends of the ring are flat and are 1.5mm apart. A copper-alloy core is suggested as the sheath is cracked on one of the exterior faces near to one terminal. Within in this crack a dark brown colour can be seen, this is likely to be dirt. Lighter transverse circumference lines can be seen around the gold sheath, this creates an over all effect of alternate stripes of yellow and silver metal. This is known as 'banding' and appears on many examples of 'ring-money'. These may be strips of a slightly different alloy. The function of 'ring-money' is unknown; they date mainly to the Late Bronze Age, between 1150-750BC. Other banded examples have been found near Woodbridge, near Trimley St Martin, Suffolk, Hockwold Cum Wilton, Norfolk, Ripon, North Yorkshire and Spetisbury, Dorset. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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