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Description: | A corroded cast copper alloy ring of later Medieval or Post-Medieval date. It is circular in shape with flattened top and bottom and faceted edges giving a hexagonal shaped section. The ring shows signs of wear in two opposing areas of the inner surface, between which on the inner suface of the ring is a small indentation. It measures 25.46mm in external diameter, 19.80mm in internal diameter, 2.36mm in thickness, and weighs 2.48g. Simple circular rings such as this have a long period of usage and performaed a variety of functions ranging from curtain rings to harness rings or even annular brooch frames. This example is of probable later Medieval or Post-Medieval date. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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