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Description: | A complete copper alloy ring or loop which functioned as a curtain fitting, of Post Medieval dating (15th to 17th CenturiesAD).It is sub-circular in shape with a broadly oval cross section with flattened bevelled edges. In profile the loop is flat. The curtain fitting is a dark green colour, with a smooth surface patina. Similar rings are illustrated in Margeson (1993:p. 82, Fig 47. Margeson describes them as being suspension rings which were probably multi-functional, including curtain rings. The three excavated from Norwich (No. 522-524) illustrated by Margeson date from the mid-15th to mid-17th centuries. The fitting measures 27.60mm external diameter, 19.43mm internal diameter and 3.40mm thick. The ring is 4.4mm wide. It weighs 4.7 grams.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.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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