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Description: | A fragment of a copper alloy circular arm ring, probably of mid to late Iron Age date. The section comprises around 1/3 of a complete circular bracelet. It is sub-triangular in section. At one end is a deep circular recess and at the other end a similarly shaped projection, which presumably would have allowed the section to be attached to the rest of the bracelet, the projection fitting into another recess and vice versa at the other end. The exterior of the bracelet is decorated with a crude and uneven central groove, flanked on either side by short parallel scratches along the outer edges. This ring bears similarities to several shown in see Jope (2000) 'Early Celtic Art in the British Isles Clarendon Press Oxford; Illustrations', plates 32&33. Though these are frequently very different in decoration, many seem to have a similar mortice and tenon attachment. A very similar example is also on the PAS database from Dorset, reference DOR-6C0200.Length of internal edge: 68mm, Length of external edge: 88mm, Thickness: 7.02mm Weight: 46.36g | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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