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Complete copper alloy finger ring of possible sixteenth century date (AD 1500 - AD 1600).
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Frank Basford, Frank Basford, 2005-02-14 10:27:14
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Complete copper alloy finger ring of possible sixteenth century date (AD 1500 - AD 1600).
Description
English: Complete copper alloy finger ring of possible sixteenth century date (AD 1500 - AD 1600). External diameter 23mm, width of hoop 4.8mm, thickness of hoop 2mm. Weight 3.38g.

The outer surface of the hoop is convex and is flanked on either side by a groove. The external surface is decorated with three sets of alternating long and short transverse grooves. Each set of these grooves is separated by opposed horizontal V-shaped motifs (< >). The internal surface of the hoop is slightly convex. All surfaces have a dark brown patina except for one small patch of bright green copper carbonate corrosion on the outer surface.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Isle of Wight
Date between 1500 and 1600
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1600-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 85860
Old ref: IOW-621523
Filename: IOW2005-17-3b.JPG
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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
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/51128
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/51128/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/85860
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