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Description: | A copper alloy wire finger ring of uncertain date. The object consists of two strips of wire which is bent round to form the band and then the ends overlap and curl around the band forming two slip knots. The strips of wire are rectangular in cross-section.This basic style of slip-knotted wire ring had a long life (there are Roman examples) but was perhaps most popular in the 7th century AD, when it was most commonly used on necklaces. Similar finger rings are known from Viking graves and hoards of the later 9th and earlier 10th centuries (Graham-Campbell 1980). But simple knotted rings like this can also be dated to the 19th-20th century and these are typically of rectangular section, such as this example. Viking examples are usually of either round section or strip. As the wire is square-sectioned, it is unlikely to be older than 19th Century and cannot be securely dated to an earlier period The object was found within a ball of Iron corrosion which was hammered open.Similar examples which can be found on the database are LON-4D0398 and LANCUM-55C5F6.Dimensions: 16mm in diameter, 4.5mm in width, 1g.
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