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PENANNULAR RING
Unique ID: NLM-129434
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Gold and copper alloy penannular ring. Round section flat ended penannular object. A base metal core, possibly cast, is covered by a sheath of gold which is of 0.6mm thickness where measurable at a break at one flat end. This damage also shows a space between gold sheath and base metal core where it has occurred. The gold is actually striped in bands of yellower and whiter tint, each band being c.0.75mm wide, with the divisions appearing to radiate from the empty centre. Objects of this type are of later Bronze Age date and are widely reported from the British Isles. An interpretation as ring money or mini-manilas is now abandoned in favour of an interpretation as a form of bodily adornment. Possibilities include a ring for the ear, nose, hair braid or other body parts; as the objects are not recovered in association with bodies their exact use remains unclear. On account of its age and material this object is to be submitted to the Treasure process, reference 2014 T730.
Diameter: 19.5mm, Thickness: 7.2mm, Weight: 12.51gms.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Submitted for consideration as Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2014T730
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 1000 BC
Date to: Circa 800 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 7.2 mm
Weight: 12.51 g
Diameter: 19.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st September 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM26534a
Treasure case number: 2014T730
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Gold
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
To be known as: near Wold Newton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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