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Description: | A complete copper alloy ring or buckle frame of probable Medieval to Post-Medieval date. It is hexagonal in section with faceted edges, flattened upper and lower surfaces, and filing marks. At one end the ring is heavily worn suggesting attachment to another object. The ring measures 27.31mm in external diameter, 17.93mm in internal diameter, 2.94mm in thickness, and weighs 5.11g. Copper alloy rings such as this probably performed a number of uses in association with various different contexts, such as purse rings, curtain rings or even in larger examples as horse trappings. Simple copper alloy rings have a long period of usage, with Roman (Crummy, 1983: pp. 161) and Medieval (Margeson, 1991: pp. 82, nos. 522-524) examples both prevalent. The Faceted surfaces, shape and tool marks on this example probably indicate a Medieval rather than Roman date, with examples in Norwich suggesting a fourteenth to sixteenth century AD date (Margeson, 1991: pp. 82, nos. 522-524). | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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