File:Copper alloy ring (FindID 1003289).jpg

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copper alloy ring
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Edward Caswell, 2020-05-14 10:44:34
Title
copper alloy ring
Description
English: A copper alloy ring with hexagonal cross section and slightly uneven thickness and width of unknown date. The object is undecorated but has long striations around its outer face, probably from filing or wear.

The ring had a diameter of  27.2mm and weighs 5.67 grams. The band is 5.1mm wide at its widest point and is 3.6mm thick.

Such rings are largely undatable and can be as early as Iron Age, but it is most likely a Medieval to Post-Medieval horse harness ring, possibly to link two straps given how it is worn in two places.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Oxfordshire
Date between 800 BC and 1900
Accession number
FindIdentifier: 1003289
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/1103783
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/1103783/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/1003289
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(Reusing this file)		 Attribution License version 2.0 (verified 12 November 2020)
Object location51° 46′ 44.4″ N, 1° 37′ 29.75″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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