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Description: | A sub-circular cast copper alloy ring or loop, with a bi-convex section. The loop has traces of a dark green/brown patina, with large patches of red copper corrosion, and is therefore in poor condition. The width of the frame varies but this is probably due to the casting rather than any wear. It measures 29.33mm diameter externally and 22.5mm internally. The thickness is 2.61mm. It weighs 2.65g. Similar rings are illustrated in Margeson's, (1993) Norwich Households; Medieval and Post Medieval Finds from Norwich Survey Excavations 1971-78. East Anglian Archaeology Report No. 58. Margeson describes them as being suspension rings which were probably multi-functional, including curtain rings. The three excavated from Norwich (No. 522-524) date from the mid 15th to mid 17th century. Blackmore (1990 Arms and Armour of the English Civil Wars, Royal Armouries) illustrates similar rings being used to suspend carbines from a belt, Figures 72-73, which date to the 17th century.
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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