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Description: | The neckring is made from a heavy, thick bar of oval cross-section, which is thickest in the middle and tapers towards both ends. The terminals are finished off as flat oval surfaces. The object appears to have had a good surface finish prior to damage and it has been left entirely plain. The original curvature of the ornament has been distorted asymmetrically so that one arm is more extended than the other. The middle of the bar bears deep >cuts= across both faces apparently having been formed by ancient chisel strikes.Dimensions and metal content: Maximum dimension (distorted) 203mm; maximum width of bar: 16mm; maximum thickness of bar: 12.5mm; weight: 769.3g. X-ray fluorescence analysis conducted at the British Museum indicated an approximate gold content of 85 per cent.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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