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RING

Unique ID: SUSS-F2DF27

Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Cast copper alloy ring, probably a harness or suspension loop. The ring is circular in section and decorated with two transverse grooves of the outside. The remains of a casting seam can be seen on the inside, but this has mostly been polished away. It has a external diameter of 15.8mm and an internal diameter of 8.7mm. The hole is slightly off centre and the wider side is also thicker; at the maximum point the side is 4.5mm wide by 4.8mm thick and at the minimum point it is 2.6mm wide by 3.3mm thick. It weighs 3.4 grams. Although Bronze Age-Roman cast copper alloy beads with similar transverse grooves are known the distinct and apparently deliberate difference between the two sides may suggest this is a suspension or harness loop rather than a bead. The dark green patina supports a late Bronze Age - late Iron Age date range. WILT-70F237, WILT-50C040 and SUSS-C8CF13 all provide possible parallels.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Period to: IRON AGE
Date from: 2150 BC
Date to: AD 42

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Width: 4.5 mm
Thickness: 4.8 mm
Weight: 3.4 g
Diameter: 15.8 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st September 2007

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Firle Rally 2007

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: East Sussex (County)
District: Lewes (District)
Parish or ward: Firle (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TQ4806
Four figure Latitude: 50.834616
Four figure longitude: 0.100378
1:25K map: TQ4806
1:10K map: TQ40NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: SUSS
Created: 16 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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