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Description: | DescriptionHalf of a penannular ring of circular cross-section comprising gold foil covering a base metal (copper alloy) core. The exposed core and outer surface of the gold are iron-stained, probably from the burial environment. The fragment appears to have been quite neatly cut from the direction of the gap as the inner edge of the cross-section is flattened over the edge of the core and the outer edge is more ragged.Maximum diameter 18mm; width 7.0 x 6.5mm. Weight 5.67 grams.CompositionAppended report below.IdentificationA well known later Bronze Age type, decorative in character, c.1150-750 BC.
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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