Accession No
1894.80 D
Description
Copper alloy ring; ring is open at one point, possibly spliced or split in some way. Overall green patina on surface; long scratches in surface.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Suffolk; Eriswell
Period
Medieval
Source
Morley [vendor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1894.80 D
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper Alloy; ?Bronze
Local Term
Measurements
40mm x 40mm
Events
Context (Field collection)
Collected in 1894
Event Date 1894
Author: Jazmin Hundal
Description (Physical description)
Accession Register for 1894.80[A-D]: 'A split ring of oval section made of a stout band of bronze turned over upon itself, and three other bronze rings.'
Event Date 1894
Author: Jazmin Hundal
Context (References)
West, Stanley. (1998). A Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Material from Suffolk. East Anglian Archaeology, EAA 84. pp. 26-28.
Event Date 1998
Author: Jazmin Hundal
Description (Physical description)
Jean Somerville's description for 1894.80[B-D]: 'The two smaller rings are complete circles, while the largest is split (not broken). No decoration.'
Event Date 3/4/2001
Author: Jazmin Hundal
Description (Physical description)
Copper alloy ring; ring is open at one point, possibly spliced or split in some way. Overall green patina on surface; long scratches in surface.
Event Date 12/5/2021
Author: Jazmin Hundal
FM:291633
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