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Record ID: HAMP-C280F3
Object type: RING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy ring of probable late Iron Age to Roman date. The ring is semi-circular in cross-section, with a flat internal surface. It is decorated externally with a raised median band. The ring is uneven; it thickens in sections (min 6.5mm, max 7.2mm) and expands in hoop width (min 3.8mm, max 5.7mm). Consequently this gives the impression that the hole is off centre. The apparently deliberate difference between the two sides may suggest this is a harness loop rather than a bead. The variable grey/green patina with slight pitting and the decoration perhaps support a late Iron …
Created on: Tuesday 11th January 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 1st February 2011
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This findspot is known as 'Exton CP', grid reference and parish protected.
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