Record ID: HAMP-C18814
Object type: PENANNULAR RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Small penannular gold ring of sub-circular section with decorative narrow banding in yellow and paler gold; corrosion of the silver-rich stripes has caused blackening in places. The external surfaces are patchily worn. The gap is bridged by green corrosion products probably deriving from a base metal core. External diameter 14mm-15mm; internal diameter circa 7mm; breadth 4.5mm; width of gap circa 2mm; weight 4.13 grams. Composition Surface analysis indicated gold and silver contents od approx. 57% and 40% respectively. Identification A well known Late Bronze Age type, d…
Created on: Wednesday 22nd August 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 5th December 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Crawley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-6C7C91
Object type: PENANNULAR RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
Small, plain penannular gold ring of flattened oval cross section; the ends taper slightly to flat terminals. Examination in the laboratory indicated that the object has a base metal core. External diameter 15.5x14mm; internal diameter 4.5mm; breadth 6mm; weight 6.18 grams. Non-destructive X-ray fluorescence analysis of the surface of penannular ring from 'Havant area', Hampshire, indicated a gold content of 76 - 79 %, silver content of 16 - 18 %, the remainder being copper. The ring weighs 6.18 grams and the specific gravity measurement of 9 indicates that it has a base metal core.
Created on: Thursday 30th August 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 5th December 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Havant Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-D6F928
Object type: PENANNULAR RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Bronze age, plain, penannular gold ring of roughly circular cross section. One terminal is damaged revealing that the piece comprises a gold covering over a base metal core. The covering is also split in one place.
Created on: Tuesday 4th September 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 5th December 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HAMP-0171C2
Object type: PENANNULAR RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Penannular gold ring with hoop of circular cross-section; original decorative banding in broad stripes of yellow and paler gold are very worn and best perceptible near inner surface. Roughness of gold at one terminal could be due to damage. The surface is heavily worn; scores and scrapes are likely to have occurred post-depositionally. Visual inspection suggests that the piece comprises a gold covering over a base metal core. Diameter 18-18.5mm; internal diameter 6.5mm; breadth 6.5mm; weight 9.51 grams. A well known Late Bronze Age type, decorative in character, dating to circ…
Created on: Thursday 6th September 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 5th December 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Rowlands Castle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-99FF65
Object type: PENANNULAR RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A Late Bronze Age penannular gold ring with hoop of circular cross-section; original decorative banding in broad stripes of yellow and paler gold are very worn and best perceptible near the inner surface. Roughness of gold at one terminal could be due to damage. The surface is heavily worn; scores and scrapes are likely to have occurred post-depositionally. Visual inspection suggests that the piece comprises a gold covering over a base metal core, with some corrosion product at the terminals. A similar penannular ring from Rowlands Castle, Hampshire, was reported through the Treasu…
Created on: Wednesday 21st September 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 5th December 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'South Warnborough CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PAS-BED643
Object type: PENANNULAR RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A Bronze Age gold penannular ring. The object comprises two round-sectioned penannular rings joined together. The presence of solder could not be detected by analysis but this does not preclude the use of the technique. The flat-faced ends show slight central dimples. Dimensions and metal content: Maximum diameter: 15mm; maximum width: 7mm, width of gap: 1mm; weight: 10.59g. X-ray fluorescence analysis conducted at the British Museum indicated an approximate gold content of 79 per cent.
Created on: Wednesday 9th July 2003
Last updated: Tuesday 5th December 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Exton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-59F648
Object type: PENANNULAR RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small gold penannular ring ('hair ring') of Later Bronze Age date. The ring has a sub-circular cross section and the ends of the terminals are flat. The alternating decorative banding would originally have shown as bands of yellow and a paler, silver rich gold; the silver rich bands are now tarnished to a silvery-grey colour. This ornament may be similar to WAW-F3AE27 on which examination at the British Museum was shown to have complex three-tone striping. This ring belongs to a well dated group of ornaments of the Late Bronze Age, circa 1150-750 BC. Several other examples of banded…
Created on: Monday 8th June 2015
Last updated: Saturday 7th November 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nutley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-F7B741
Object type: PENANNULAR RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A Late Bronze Age (1150-750 BC) gold or gold-plated copper alloy penannular ring, circular in cross-section with slightly burred-over edges at the terminals. Five widening diagonal bands of a now dark-coloured substance stripe the surface. They are narrowest (and darkest/ more visible) at the inside edge (c.3mm wide), widening to c.7mm wide on the outside edge of the ring. The ring measures 17.5mm in length, 16.7mm in height, 5.6mm in max.thickness and weighs 11.69g. The gap between the terminal is 2.3mm wide and the circular open centre measures 7.1x6.9mm in 'diameter'.
Created on: Thursday 15th October 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 5th May 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Penton Grafton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-9FB795
Object type: PENANNULAR RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: A Late Bronze Age (c.1500 - 800 BC) gold penannular ring of uncertain function made from an octagonally-sectioned rod bent into a sub-circular shape, the ends overlapping slightly. It is thickest and widest (4.9 x 4.7 mm) at its centre and thinnest at either end (1.5x1.6mm and 1.7x1.7mm). The facets to either side of the object are widest. One of these in particular has a number of transverse grooves, apparently non-decorative. Both ends of the object have slight indentations. This type of ring is not to be confused with the penannular gold rings of more circular cross…
Created on: Tuesday 25th September 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 11th September 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hursley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-5B32DE
Object type: PENANNULAR RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete, gold-plated Late Bronze Age (1150-800 BC) penannular ring. The ring is in the shape of an oval-sectioned loop. Many of these penannular rings have a copper alloy core wrapped in gold sheet; however, it is not entirely clear if this is the case for this example, as there are to chips or brakes showing the core. There are many examples of these objects recorded in the PAS database. Some of these include: BH-719492 (2018 T761), PAS-011055 (2016 T920), KENT-FF00A6 (2018 T376) and HAMP-425F0D (2018 T89). These penannular rings are sometimes known as 'ring-money' or 'hair …
Created on: Monday 21st January 2019
Last updated: Thursday 22nd August 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Upton Grey', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-1248F2
Object type: PENANNULAR RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A Late Bronze Age (1150-750 BC) gold or gold-plated copper alloy penannular ring, circular in cross-section with cut or burred-over edges at the terminals; both bear traces of tooling marks. A small crack close to one terminal has a tiny spot of green corrosion attached to it. The object measures 15.6mm in length, 14.9mm in height, 5.5mm in max thickness and weighs 5.60g.The gap between the terminal is 2.6mm wide and the circular open centre measures 6.7x 6.1mm in 'diameter'. 'The penannular ring belongs to a class of artefact which has been termed 'hair-rings' and 'ring-money' (Ta…
Created on: Friday 1st December 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 5th May 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Deane', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUR-8E1010
Object type: PENANNULAR RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A gold plated Bronze Age penannular striped ring with silvery gold alloy wire circumferentially inlaid. The body is circular in cross-section and it is decorated with broad stripes. Gold plating covers the whole of the core and is seamless over the body of the ring. The circumferential pattern of stripes is spiral and it is wound in a clockwise direction. It appears to be produced by inlaying a continuous strip of silvery gold around the ?copper alloy core to give the appearance of alternating stripes of gold and silver. Maximum diameter 20mm; internal diameter 6.5mm; thickness o…
Created on: Friday 27th August 2021
Last updated: Friday 27th August 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HAMP-E74001
Object type: PENANNULAR RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A Late Bronze Age (1150-800 BC) small gold penannular ring, circular in cross-section with cut terminals, the gap between them measuring 1.8mm wide. The circular cross-section measures 3.1mm, narrowing at the terminals to 2.8mm. The object is oval in overall shape, measuring 14.0mm in length, 12.5mm in width, 3.1mm in max.thickness and weighs 3.56g.
Created on: Wednesday 29th May 2019
Last updated: Thursday 20th August 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DOR-CA8860
Object type: PENANNULAR RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gold plated penannular ring. Small penannular ring with a copper core and thick gold sheet covering. The gold has decorative banding in narrow stripes formed by bands of yellow gold and paler, silver rich gold. It has a sub-circular cross section and the ends of the terminals are flat. One terminal retains a gold end cap, the other is missing, exposing the copper alloy core of the ring.It may be similar to Date: Late Bronze Age - c. 1150 - 800 BC Dimensions: 14.86 mm x 14.05 mm x 4.41 mm Weight: 4.13 g Also similar to DOR- 0A6139, DOR-D914C7 and DOR-18E227
Created on: Wednesday 3rd July 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 15th December 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Goodworth and Clatford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUR-7A1338
Object type: PENANNULAR RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A gold, or gold-plated copper alloy pennanular ring of near-circular cross section decorated with clearly visible bands of two different colours or alloys of gold.
Created on: Friday 24th February 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 5th December 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LON-350A61
Object type: PENANNULAR RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Late Bronze Age gold-plated copper alloy penannular ring dating from 1150-750 BC. Th ring is oval in cross-section. Both terminals are damaged. Dimensions: diameter: 17.59mm; thickness: 6.82mm; weight: 7.39g Similar gold penannular rings on the database are HAMP-1248F2 and HAMP-0F9AF6. 'The penannular ring belongs to a class of artefact which has been termed 'hair-rings' and 'ring-money' (Taylor 1980; Green 1988; Eogan 1994; 1997; Varndell 2001; Hobbs 2003; Meeks et al 2008; O'Connor et al 2008). Their function remains uncertain, although it is likely that they were p…
Created on: Tuesday 3rd April 2018
Last updated: Thursday 2nd April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bentworth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-BE4072
Object type: PENANNULAR RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A Late Bronze Age (1150-800 BC) gold or gold-plated copper alloy penannular ring, oval in cross-section with cut or burred-over edges at the terminals. The edge opposite the terminal has a cross-section measuring 7.5 x 7.9mm. A paler gold strip or wire (possibly silvery-gold with some evidence of tarnishing, mostly on the inside of the ring) winds around the brighter gold surface of the object to give striped bands of equal size, c. 1mm wide. The object measures 18.5mm in length, 19.8mm in width, 7.9mm in max.thickness (the side opposite to the terminal) and weighs 13.14g.
Created on: Monday 25th November 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 18th May 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HAMP-0F9AF6
Object type: PENANNULAR RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A Late Bronze Age (1150-750 BC) gold (or possibly gold-plated copper alloy) penannular ring, oval in cross-section with slightly burred-over edges at the terminals. A gold strip or wire winds around a paler surface (possibly silvery-gold with traces of tarnishing) to give striped bands of equal size, c. 0.5-0.7mm wide. The terminals are capped in gold. The ring measures 18.8mm in length, 17.7mm in height, 7.4mm in max.thickness and weighs 19.90g. The gap between the terminals is 2.0mm wide and the circular open centre measures 5.4 x 4.9mm in 'diameter'. 'The penannular ring belong…
Created on: Friday 15th April 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 5th May 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Droxford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-195471
Object type: PENANNULAR RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete gold or possibly gold-plated copper-alloy Late Bronze Age penannular ring, dating to the period 1150-800 BC. The object measures 16.24mm in diameter, is oval in cross-section, and with a gap measuring 2.39mm wide and 3.94mm in height. The thickness of the ring measures 6.59mm. In total, the penannular ring weighs 9.31g. The weight may indicate it is more likely the penannular ring is made of gold, rather than gold plated copper-alloy. There are small indentations on the face of both terminals, probably residual marks from where a stone was wedged between them (with thanks t…
Created on: Monday 13th February 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 28th April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Havant', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-425F0D
Object type: PENANNULAR RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A Late Bronze Age (1150-800 BC) gold or gold-plated copper alloy penannular ring, oval in cross-section with irregularly shaped hollow area at the centre of each terminal. One of the terminals has a chip of metal missing at the edge. The terminals are not perfectly aligned, giving the impression that the object is ever-so-slightly twisted. It is not possible to be entirely certain whether the ring was solid gold or a copper alloy core wrapped in gold sheet (as occurs in several instances). There are no signs of the copper alloy corrosion that can accompany the latter scenario. 'T…
Created on: Wednesday 14th February 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 5th May 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Preston Candover', grid reference and parish protected.