Context (Analysis)
Accession Register in Cyril Fox's hand notes: 'Sir W[illiam] Ridgeway identifies as of Balkan types'. A later hand adds: '?Egypt ?Coptic 7th - 6th [century] A/D'
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Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Context (Display)
1924.1217 A-D previously mounted on patterned paper-wrapped display board with handwritten label that reads: 'Balkans? Clarke Gift. Hellenistic Period and Later'.
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Author: Imogen Gunn

Description (Physical description)
Accession Register for 1924.1217 A-D: 'Earring, bracelets, ring, & ornament'
Event Date 1924
Author: Alana Edgeworth

Description (Physical description)
Circular open-work ornament made of narrow bronze ribbon, (cruciform ornament) with a plain bronze wire ring attached
Event Date 21/3/2016
Author: Imogen Gunn

Context (Amendments / updates)
1924.1217 A-D were originally entered in the Accession Register as 'Provenance not recorded'. William Ridgeway identified them as 'of Balkan type', and the Place was entered as '?Balkans' accordingly. However, a later hand in the Accession Register noted that they may in fact be Coptic from Egypt. The Period and Place field have therefore been updated to include this information pending further analysis.
Event Date 7/4/2024
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Description (Physical description)
Earring made of copper alloy wire and ribbon, with a closed circular loop surmounted by a penannular hook which tapers to a point. Openwork decoration in the loop of cruciform ornament with circular projections. Two hollow circles at the top of the loop, possibly for glass or stone settings. Fragment of the hook is detached but present.
Event Date 8/4/2024
Author: Alana Edgeworth