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PUZZLE
Unique ID: BH-DCD252
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A set of three interlinked gold 'puzzle rings'.
Each of the three rings passes through the other two. Two of the rings are of equal form and size, each having been made from a single strand of wire, the ends butted together, a kink deliberately created at one point in the circumference. In contrast, the other ring has been formed from a twisted strand and has been bent into an uneven figure of '8' shape.
Maximum width of ring: 23.2mm. Total weight: 7.38g.
A similar set of puzzle rings is Treasure case 2005 T518, from Ilam, Staffordshire, which could not be securely dated and was therefore disclaimed (TAR 2005/6, p. 171, Fig. 880).
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder after being disclaimed as Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2014T609
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 7.38 g
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Other reference numbers
Treasure case number: 2014T609
Materials and construction
Primary material: Gold
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Chiltern (District)
To be known as: Coleshill
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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