SWYOR-3FF370: Bronze Age or Iron Age finger ring

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FINGER RING

Unique ID: SWYOR-3FF370

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A large copper alloy finger ring formed from a coiled rod. The rod is sub-circular in section with sharply cut ends. The ring has a diameter of 33.9mm, is 13.2mm tall over three coils of the rod, and the rod is 4.9mm thick. There is an even light green and brown patina on all surfaces. This large ring could have been used as currency and probably dates from the Bronze Age or Iron Age. There is a very close parallel in the Yorkshire Museum Boynton Collection (YORYM 2006.1110) which is from Cyprus. There are also similar examples, but larger and described as bracelets, on page 121 of Nicholson (1980) Catalogue of the Prehistoric Metalwork in Merseyside County Museums. Merseyside County Council: Liverpool.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Period to: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa 2150 BC
Date to: Circa AD 100

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 13.2 mm
Thickness: 4.9 mm
Weight: 18.6 g
Diameter: 33.9 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 12th December 2006

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Selby (District)
Parish or ward: Cawood (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE5736
Four figure Latitude: 53.817164
Four figure longitude: -1.135716
1:25K map: SE5736
1:10K map: SE53NE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Nicholson, S.M.	1980	Catalogue of the Prehistoric Metalwork in Merseyside County Museums	Liverpool

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Recording Institution: SWYOR
Created: 17 years ago
Updated: 11 years ago

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