Oxfordshire County Council, Anni Byard, 2010-09-21 16:13:06
Title
Bronze Age: Possible ring money or jewellery
Description
English: 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.
Depicted place
(County of findspot) Buckinghamshire
Date
BRONZE AGE
Accession number
FindID: 406667 Old ref: BERK-1FC1E8 Filename: FritwellAug2010244.jpg
Credit line
The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Attribution: The Portable Antiquities Scheme/ The Trustees of the British Museum
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