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Description: | Copper alloy ring. Cast round section ring, bent so as to appear as either as a half-round curve or as a figure of eight when viewed in profile. The curved form might be apt to a shoe or knee buckle, but there is no sign of pin gear. The form is probably deliberate, as it would take significant force to impose it so tidily. The round section distinguishes this from those harness rings of originally hexagonal section usually ascribed to the medieval period. This might have served with either harness or a sword belt hanger; both uses which might see this extent of distortion arise if it was not deliberate. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1500-1800.Diameter: 21.6mm, Thickness: 3.6mm, Weight: 4.45gms.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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