RING 779678

Description: An undatable (Iron Age to post-medieval, c.700 BC - AD 1800) copper alloy multi-purpose ring, oval in cross-section (3.5x3.1mm) and 26.2mm in diameter. It weighs 3.28g. Almost all original patina is lost and the metal is dark green in colour with patches of lighter bluey-green. Rings like these are numerous and would have been multi-purpose, perhaps for hanging keys from a belt, etc.

Date: -700 - 1800

Object type: RING

Last import: August 15, 2017