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Description: | A gilt copper-alloy bead of possible late Iron Age to early Roman date. This bead was found in close proximity to a similar (although not gilt) bead - see BH-431B44.The artefact is ring-shaped, the central aperture having become filled with a copper-alloy corrosion product. The ring is sub-triangular in profile, with a low ridge extending around the centre of the outer surface, which is heavily gilt. One of the bands created by this ridge bears relief decoration in the form of four pairs of triangular ornaments. In each pair the points of the triangles meet and the centre and there is a bisecting vertical line. The voids within the triangles retain traces of red enamel. The band on the other side of the central ridge is plain apart from a small area of design, possibly the letters 'IV[]', which also contain red enamel.The object measures 11.8mm in diameter, 11.7mm thick and weighs 4.08g.
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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