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Description: | A small circular setting comprising a small deep-red cabochon stone, possibly a garnet, set within a collet formed of flat silver strip. A slight vertical gap is visible where the two ends of the collar presumably butt together. The stone's diameter is 2.6mm and its height is 2.8mm. The silver collet has an external diameter of 3.6mm and is 1.7mm high. The setting has a wire collar with closely-set thin and shallow grooves cut into it in order to create the appearance of a twisted wire. A hint of this pattern can be seen on the reverse surface of the plate around the edge, possibly suggesting that an impression was formed on the underside of the plate when the cut wire was pressed down to be attached to the upper surface. The two butting ends of the wire are visible approximately 1.1mm to the side of the join in the collar, possibly suggesting that there had been an intention for these two joins to align. The collar has an external diameter of 5.0mm and height of 1.1mm.The setting is fixed to a silver base-plate. The reverse is plain with a small, probably integral rather than soldered, central rivet with circular cross-section 1.5mm in diameter and tapering to a point over a length of 2.0mm. It is uncertain whether the terminal of the rivet is original or a worn break.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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