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Description: | A cast copper alloy ring. Iron Age/Early Roman in date.The outer edge is 21mm in diameter and the inner edge is 11mm in diameter, making the ring 4mm wide. The is evidence of some wear on the inside edge, where it has been rubbing against a leather strap or another copper alloy link.A casting scar is visible on the outside edge, although there has been some effort to file it away.Rings of this type have often been referred to as harness fittings. Although their use as a junction on a harness or strap is likely, other functions, such as suspension loop, belt fitting cannot be ruled out. A ring of this size and shape may have multiple uses within the material culture of a society.
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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