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Unique ID: LVPL-B07C55
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published
Copper alloy twisted ring, possibly Viking in date. This ring consists of two pieces of copper alloy wire which have been twisted together. It is now not a full circle having been bent out of shape. Both ends are narrowed almost to a point. There is the remains of gilding on the surface.
Notes:
Kevin Leahy has seen an image of this item and says 'I would be cautious and describe it only as 'possibly Viking'. We do get rings like this in the Viking period but the design is ubiquitous and was used at many periods of the past'. However, good Viking parallels exist for these rings (Graham-Campbell, 2011, pl. 82) which includes twisted rod rings found in Viking hoards.
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 800
Date to: AD 1100
Quantity: 1
Length: 28.22 mm
Width: 30 mm
Thickness: 3.97 mm
Weight: 7.4 g
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st February 2009
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4 Figure: TF0071
Four figure Latitude: 53.226641
Four figure longitude: -0.503516
1:25K map: TF0071
1:10K map: TF07SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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Graham-Campbell, J. | 2011 | The Cuerdale Hoard and related Viking-Age silver and gold from Britain and Ireland in the British Museum | London | The British Museum | Pl. 82 |