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Description: | The object is a sub-circular ring or loop, with a bi-trapezoidal section. The ring is made from cast copper alloy. Opposite edges on the outer surface are straight and broken. The breaks are not recent, but may be due to the manufacturing process, where a row of loops were cast and then snapped from each other. The patina covers these ?breaks?. There are signs of wear on the interior surface, where there are particular smooth patches. The loop has a mid blue/green patina. It measures 27.04mm diameter externally and 19.16mm internally. The thickness is 2.57mm. It weighs 4.8g.
Similar rings are illustrated in Margeson?s, (1993) Norwich Households; Medieval and Post Medieval Finds from Norwich Survey Excavations 1971-78. East Anglian Archaeology Report No. 58. Margeson describes them as being suspension rings which were probably multi-functional, including curtain rings. The three excavated (No. 522-524) date from the mid 15th to mid 17th century. Blackmore in (1990) Arms and Armour of the English Civil Wars. Royal Armouries. illustrates similar rings being used to suspend carbines from a belt, Figures 72-73. The belt would be worn across the torso so the gun hung at the wearer?s side ready for use. | 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: | 1400
1675 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Angie Bolton | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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