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Early-medieval finger-ring (possibly)
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, Julian Watters, 2007-11-13 16:12:29
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Early-medieval finger-ring (possibly)
Description
English: An open-ended gilt copper-alloy ring of possible late Early-medieval date. There is much debate as to the function and date of these artefacts. They are thought by some to be ear-rings; however, the thickness of the terminals would seem to make them unsuitable for this purpose and a more likely explanation is that they are finger-rings. Similar gilt finger-rings have been described as Anglo-Scandinavian, although the recorder knows of no examples from securely dated contexts.

The object has been cast in one piece and consists of a squashed (originally) circular hoop. The body is of circular section and tapers to a point at both ends. Most of the remaining gilding is confined to the inner face of the ring.

The object measures 25.6mm wide, 25.3mm high, 4.9mm thick, and weighs 4.9g.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Buckinghamshire
Date between 700 and 1100
Accession number
FindID: 199770
Old ref: BH-48F3A3
Filename: Earring 07 115 - 6.jpg
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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/156559
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/156559/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/199770
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