WAW-63BB03: Iron Age Suspension ring or bead, possibly (plan).

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RING

Unique ID: WAW-63BB03

Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A cast copper alloy suspension ring or bead. The object is oval in plan, and is oval in section. The internal hole is a drop shape, with the pointed area being due to wear. The surface has a well developed, incomplete, heavy brown patina. It measures 17.63mm long, 16.33mm wide and 5.32mm thick. It weighs 4.7g. The wear on the internal edge suggest the object may be suspended from something, or was used to suspend another object. The patina suggests the object is of age, possibly of an Iron Age or Roman date. Similar rings were used at this time, for example as sword belt fittings (Charpy, J.J. 1995 'The Late Hallstatt Burial at Saint-Lumier-La-Populeuse (Marne) and the Problem of Jogassian Daggers' in Cunliffe, B. (ed.) Sites and Sights of the Iron Age: Essays on Fieldwork and Museum Research Presented to Ian Mathieson Stead Oxbow Monograph 56 Figure 6).

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: IRON AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: IRON AGE
Period to: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa 800 BC
Date to: Circa AD 100

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 17.63 mm
Width: 16.33 mm
Thickness: 5.32 mm
Weight: 4.7 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 25th April 2006 - Thursday 25th May 2006

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Worcestershire (County)
District: Wychavon (District)
Parish or ward: Pershore (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SO9447
Four figure Latitude: 52.121281
Four figure longitude: -2.089049
1:25K map: SO9447
1:10K map: SO94NW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Charpy, J.J.	1995	The Late Halstatt Burial at Saint-Lumier-La-Populeuse (Marne) and the Problem of Jogassian Daggers		Oxbow	Figure 6

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Recording Institution: WAW
Created: 17 years ago
Updated: 3 years ago

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