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Description: | Cast copper alloy ring-fitting. It is circular in plan, with a facetted edges, creating a sub-lozenge cross section. It has an external diameter of 25.50mm, an internal diameter of 18.52mm, and is 3.78mm thick, 3.08mm wide. It weighs 3.68 grams. The ring has a dark green-black patina, with the copper-gold colour showing through on one worn side. Copper alloy rings such as this have been used throughout history for a range of purposes, including harness and clothes fittings. Due to the patination and condition of this ring, it is probably of post medieval date, circa 1650 to 1850AD.
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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