File:Iron Age to Early Medieval, Complete spiral finger ring (FindID 723425).jpg

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Iron Age to Early Medieval: Complete spiral finger ring
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Birmingham Museums Trust, Teresa Gilmore, 2015-05-28 14:49:11
Title
Iron Age to Early Medieval: Complete spiral finger ring
Description
English: A complete copper alloy coiled or spiral, probable finger ring, of uncertain dating (100 BC to 800 AD).

The probable finger ring consists of a D-section length of copper alloy metal twisted into a spiral. Both ends terminated in a square end with rounded corners. No makers' marks are present on the interior or exterior.

It has an exterior diameter of 29.9 mm, an interior diameter of 21.1 mm. In total it is 13.7 mm wide. The copper alloy metal is 4.3 mm wide and 3.8 mm thick. It weighs 19.1 g.

The finger ring is a dark green colour, with an even surface patina. Abrasion, caused by movement whilst within the plough soil, has resulted in a loss of some of the original surface detail.

Spiral finger rings are a common find during the Late Iron Age to Roman period (100 BC to 410 AD), however they are normally made from copper alloy, with a circular sectioned wire or piece of metal. A similar example has been recorded as WMID-24AB05 on the PAS database, albeit made from silver. Dr Jody Joy (British Museum) commented on that example that it could be Iron Age (although I would expect the metal to have a more circular or rectangular cross-section) but this type of finger ring is used through the Bronze Age into the early medieval period.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Staffordshire
Date between 100 BC and 800
Accession number
FindID: 723425
Old ref: WMID-71C29C
Filename: WMID71C29C.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/518634
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/518634/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/723425
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Object location52° 42′ 59.76″ N, 1° 53′ 39.73″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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