Record ID: KENT-E68A22
Object type: PENANNULAR RING
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
Penannular gold ring made from twisted wires. There is an area of deformation or breakage to the wires in the centre of the ring. This is characteristic of the ring being opened and closed over a period of time. Although the ring looks to be possibly ancient, nothing about its form, design or manufacture is recognisable from a particular period. The results of metal analysis at the British Museum could also suggest an ancient origin.
Created on: Monday 18th September 2006
Last updated: Thursday 21st March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Whitstable', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-434896
Object type: PENANNULAR RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Bronze age gold ring, Diameter 14x12.5mm. Diameter of rod 3mm. Weight 4.39 grams. Small gold ring comprising a length of round-sectioned gold rod; the plain, flat terminals meet (but not perfectly). While this object belongs broadly to the class of Bronze Age penannular rings, it has more in common with the Middle Bronze Age type which includes composite rings than with the later Bronze Age series. Simple rings of plain round-sectioned rod have been found in association with Middle Bronze Age composite rings in North East Norfolk (G Varndell in Treasure Annual Report 2004) and in the …
Created on: Thursday 16th August 2007
Last updated: Thursday 27th June 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'earl shilton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-45C591
Object type: PENANNULAR RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
CORONER'S REPORT Description A late Bronze Age penannular gold ring of oval cross-section. The piece originally had alternate stripes of yellow and paler gold although this is now barely visible except internally where the surface is less worn. Measurement of specific gravity indicated that it comprises a gold covering over a base metal core. Composition Non-destructive X-ray fluorescence analysis of the surface of a very worn striped penannular ring indicated for the yellow stripes a gold content of 79-83% , a silver content of 13-17%, the remainder being copper. The gold…
Created on: Thursday 16th August 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 5th December 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Theydon Mount CP', grid reference and parish protected.

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: WAW-F3AE27
Object type: PENANNULAR RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Report to H M Coroner on find of potential Treasure from Radway, Warwickshire. 2005 T552 Small gold penannular ring with traces of decorative banding in close-set narrow stripes, which would originally have shown as bands of yellow and paler gold. The alternate stripes of softer metal are somewhat eroded and the banded effect is now difficult to see with the naked eye. The piece is worn, especially around the circumference. Closer inspection in the laboratory showed that the ring is solid, and has complex three-tone striping; this is analogous to a ring in the British Museum collect…
Created on: Friday 12th October 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 18th April 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Radway', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMGW-9AC224
Object type: PENANNULAR RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Isle of Anglesey
Workflow stage: Published
A small penannular ring of sheet gold construction, with simple terminals separated by a narrow gap. The sheet strip has been carefully folded over, to give an oval shaped cross-section, the internal edges around the interior diameter being separated by a gap of 1-1.5mm. The ring has been dinted, with a compression crimp in one place causing a small tear. This ring finds parallel with both penannular gold rings and 'hair-rings' of the Middle and Late Bronze Age (1400-800BC), which are now generally thought to be either hair or ear adornments. Rings of twisted bar or circula…
Created on: Friday 23rd January 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 12th September 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NMS-EA2C32
Object type: PENANNULAR RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
CURATOR'S REPORT Description of object Penannular gold ring of roughly circular section but with a flattened inner surface. The terminals are almost flat. There is no evidence of decorative bands of differing colours of gold. There is a transverse groove near one terminal, perhaps deliberate, which has exposed a copper alloy core. Late Bronze Age, c.1150 - c.750 BC. External diameter 16mm; Internal diameter 5.5mm; Weight 7.21g.
Created on: Friday 20th February 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 5th December 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Witchingham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMGW-218BE3
Object type: PENANNULAR RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Pembrokeshire
Workflow stage: Published
A plain penannular gold 'lock-ring' with biconical section and a now hollow interior, which has been crumpled and distorted in the ground. The small ring, originally around 30mm in diameter, comprises two circular sheet face-plates with a thin gold wire fused to the plate join, to form an outer rim-binding. A third tube-shaped sheet (once around 9.5mm in height) defines the wall of the inner circular-shaped opening and is folded over the margins of the face-plates. The terminals defining the slot are triangular shaped in cross-section and are open. Semi-quantitative surface analysi…
Created on: Friday 10th December 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 1st March 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Newport', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-D914C7
Object type: PENANNULAR RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
A gold penannular ring. Small gold penannular ring with decorative banding in narrow stripes, which would originally have shown as bands of yellow and paler, silver rich gold. The silver rich bands are tarnished to a grey colour. The ring appears to be solid, although this is not certain. It may be similar to WAW-F3AE27 which examination at the British Museum was shown to have complex three-tone striping. Such ornaments are dated to the Late Bronze Age. Date: Late Bronze Age - c. 1150 to 800 BC Dimensions: 16.53 mm x 17.23 mm x 5.99 Weight: 8 g
Created on: Thursday 7th April 2011
Last updated: Thursday 5th June 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tarrant Hinton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-1FC1E8
Object type: PENANNULAR RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small gold penannnular ring dating from the Bronze Age and possibly used as ring money, as suggested by other similar artefacts. The ring is roughly circular in section and is very thick - it measures 3.9mm. It is assumed that the ring has a very high gold content.
Created on: Thursday 16th September 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 29th August 2012
No spatial data available.

Record ID: LANCUM-80A136
Object type: PENANNULAR RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Published
Description Broken penannular ring manufactured from gold sheet rolled into a tube with a single seam running along the inner edge of the ring. Max. surviving diameter of ring 17.17mm; dia. of tube 3.75 x 3.40mm; wt. 1.83g. Composition Non-destructive X-ray fluorescence analysis of the surface of a ring fragment from the Dalton area, Cumbria, indicated a gold content of 80-82%, silver content of 14-15%, with at least 4% copper. The ring is formed from gold sheet rolled into a curved tube, with a single seam running along the inner edge of the ring. Identification Pro…
Created on: Friday 26th August 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 5th December 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Dalton', 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: KENT-E6C152
Object type: PENANNULAR RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Penannular gold ring comprising a gold covering over a base metal core; this is usually a copper alloy. The piece has fairly fine stripes, probably of yellow and paler gold, but this decorative effect is extremely worn and heavily stained red-brown. The central area and gap are plugged with corrosion products which also form an excrescence on one side of the gap. External diameter 20x18mm; internal diameter about 7mm; width of gap about 2mm; breadth 7mm; weight 13.86 grams. Rings of this type date to circa 1150-750 BC.
Created on: Monday 18th September 2006
Last updated: Tuesday 5th December 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: YORYM-EAA901
Object type: PENANNULAR RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
TREASURE CASE : 2003 T198 Penannular ring with narrow stripes of yellow and paler gold; the latter shows some black tarnish. The outer surface of the ring is very worn in patches, including the top of the hoop. The terminals are flat and display some tearing and 'pushing in', indicating that the piece may consist of a gold covering over a core of some other material (usually base metal). This was confirmed in the laboratory. There is a marked ridge internally, along the length of the hoop. There is some distortion of the striping (which is extremely fine), which could have occurr…
Created on: Thursday 26th November 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 8th July 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Thwing', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMGW-093625
Object type: PENANNULAR RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
A small and creased fragment of gold foil. The foil is folded over in half and has jagged tear edges on three sides.
Created on: Friday 15th January 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 6th December 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BH-8DC056
Object type: PENANNULAR RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
Small penannular ring; the face-plates forming the hoop are made from gold wires. The side plates (terminals) are of sheet gold but it is unclear whether these are pressure welded or soldered on. The piece has been squashed and distorted but the original section would have been triangular. A gold ornament of a well-known Late Bronze Age type, dating to 1000-750BC; these are usually known as 'lock-rings'. A closely similar example in size and construction in the British Museum's Greenwell Collection (WG 20) was found at Cheeseburn Grange, Northumberland.
Created on: Tuesday 22nd September 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 5th December 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Edlesborough', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: IOW-4409D3
Object type: PENANNULAR RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A Late Bronze Age pennanular ring with a plump oval cross section. 1.mm parallel stripes of yellow and silver coloured gold run vertically round the ring as decoration. The surface is scratched and pitted in places. Treasure case no. 2009 T682. Diameter: 16.2mm; max. width: 6.1mm; max. width of stripes: 1mm; weight: 6.93g. This is a gold penannular ring with fine stripes typical of the Late Bronze Age ( c. 1150- 750BC) in north-west Europe (Eogan 1994, 101; Meeks et al. 2008) with many being found in Hampshire in recent years (TAR 2007, 40). The appearance indicates a high silve…
Created on: Wednesday 18th November 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 5th December 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Calbourne', grid reference and parish protected.