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Description: | A cast copper alloy ring or loop which functioned as a curtain fitting, of Post Medieval dating (15th to 17th Centuries AD).It is sub-circular in plan with a thick bi-trapezoid section with rounded edges. In profile the loop is flat. There is evidence that the two sides of the mould slipped slightly during the casting process, as the edges are slightly misaligned, with a thin projection into the interior of the ring. The surface has a matte dark brown / dark green abraded surface. The surface has suffered from some abrasion.It measures 26.87mm external diameter, 17.27mm internal diameter and 2.97mm thick. The ring is 3.51mm wide. It weighs 4.0 grams.Similar rings are illustrated in Margeson (1993, p. 82, Fig 47, #522-524). Margeson describes them as being suspension rings which were probably multi-functional, including curtain rings. The three excavated from Norwich (No. 522-524) date from the mid 15th to mid 17th century. Egan (pers comm) suggested they date from the 14th to 18th century and there is evidence they were used as curtain rings.References:Margeson, S. 1993 Norwich Households: The Medieval and Post-Medieval Finds from Norwich Survey Excavations 1971-1978. East Anglian Archaeology Report No. 58 / Norwich Survey.
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