Accession No
1923.251
Description
Ring with three short chains attached; made from copper alloy. Perhaps from a balance. The ring has a roughly rectangular cross-section and multiple horizontal grooves running around its exterior surface and sides. The chains are of a square 'wheat' form, and two have broken links at the end. With the accumulation of brown surface accretions, most of the links have now seized. Green patina.
Place
Europe; ?Southern Europe; ?Italy
Period
?Iron Age ?Etruscan ?Roman
Source
Ransom, William [collector]; Ransom, Francis [donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1923.251
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper Alloy; ?Bronze
Local Term
Measurements
79mm
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in white ink: 'Italy'.
Event Date
Author: Sophie Wardle
Context (Display)
A piece of museum wire was formerly wrapped around the ring, perhaps suggesting that the object was once on display.
Event Date
Author: Sophie Wardle
Description (Labels & Markings)
Old handwritten brown label reads: 'Etruscan or Roman chain for a Roman balance'
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Bronze ring with three short chains attached. Possibly for a Roman balance.
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Ring with three short chains attached; made from copper alloy. Perhaps from a balance. The ring has a roughly rectangular cross-section and multiple horizontal grooves running around its exterior surface and sides. The chains are of a square 'wheat' form, and two have broken links at the end. With the accumulation of brown surface accretions, most of the links have now seized. Green patina.
Event Date 21/3/2024
Author: Sophie Wardle
FM:49627
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