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Description: | Cast copper alloy spiral made of an oval sectioned strip running through two complete loops and with rounded ends. The strip itself is 4.9mm wide by 3.1mm thick and the spiral is 26.4mm in external diameter and 21.9mm in internal diameter by 13.6mm tall; it weighs 14.83 grams. Such a simple object form is hard to date precisely and possible parallels include objects from Bronze Age, Iron Age, Roman and Early Medieval excavations. It has been suggested they are crude snake shaped Roman finger rings (see HESH-626DC4 or HESH-D25E35) or some form of harness fitting. As this example is the right size for a finger ring that has been suggested as a possibility in this case although an alternative use and date cannot be ruled out.
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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