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Description: 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.
Title: Bronze Age: Possible ring money or jewellery
Credit: https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/297680 Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/297680/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/406667
Author: Oxfordshire County Council, Anni Byard, 2010-09-21 16:13:06
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