File:Roman Type 1 ear ring (probably). (FindID 114296).jpg

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Roman Type 1 ear ring (probably).
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Birmingham Museums Trust, Caroline Johnson, 2005-11-21 15:36:38
Title
Roman Type 1 ear ring (probably).
Description
English: A complete cast copper alloy probable earring (Type 1 as classified by Allason-Jones 1989: by far the most common type found in Britain), probably dating to the Roman period between AD 43-410 (length: 28mm; width: 28mm; thickness: 6mm; weight: 8.03g).

The penannular ear ring tapers at the terminals and has a triangular section. the artefact is in a worn and poor condition with a light green patina.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Worcestershire
Date between 43 and 410
Accession number
FindID: 114296
Old ref: WMID-1E38E7
Filename: S Millichamp - copper alloy artefact.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/83526
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/83526/recordtype/artefacts
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/114296
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(Reusing this file)		 Attribution-ShareAlike License version 4.0 (verified 16 November 2020)
Object location52° 22′ 16.68″ N, 2° 19′ 21.04″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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