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RING

Unique ID: WILT-5045C4

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Possibly Late Bronze Age or Iron Age copper alloy ring, slightly damaged (a small chunk is missing). It is triangular in section, the inside surface being a smooth curve from one side to the other while the outside surface has a slight rib running around it. It is 25mm in diameter (internal 12.8mm) and weighs 12.63g. At least seven other examples of triangular-section rings with curved inner edges have been recorded from Wiltshire in the past few years. They are thought to date to the Late Iron Age period and possibly linked to harness. This example is rather chunkier and may date earlier or even slightly later, for example into Roman times. Cf. WILT-ABDAB1, -0D8803, -A07DA7 for recent examples.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Period to: IRON AGE
Date from: 1150 BC
Date to: AD 100

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 12.63 g
Diameter: 25 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 18th February 2006

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Berwick St. James (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU0539
Four figure Latitude: 51.150239
Four figure longitude: -1.929895
1:25K map: SU0539
1:10K map: SU03NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: WILT
Created: 18 years ago
Updated: 11 years ago

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