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Description: | Complete copper alloy finger ring of possible sixteenth century date (AD 1500 - AD 1600). External diameter 23mm, width of hoop 4.8mm, thickness of hoop 2mm. Weight 3.38g. The outer surface of the hoop is convex and is flanked on either side by a groove. The external surface is decorated with three sets of alternating long and short transverse grooves. Each set of these grooves is separated by opposed horizontal V-shaped motifs ( ). The internal surface of the hoop is slightly convex. All surfaces have a dark brown patina except for one small patch of bright green copper carbonate corrosion on the outer surface. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 1500
1600 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Frank Basford | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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An incomplete cast copper alloy…
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