Copper-alloy slip-knot ring

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posted on 2021-10-26, 19:44 authored by Helena HamerowHelena Hamerow

Bronze wire bracelet, max. diam. 7.2cm. Made of stout wire, diam. max. 3mm, tapering at ends where overlapped and fastened into sliding knot with 5 tight spiral twists each side. Slightly out of shape now.Wrong reference to plate VI.12 in Inventorium Sepulchrale text. Object in this plate is attributed correctly in index to grave 177.

History

Grave ID

Kingston Down Grave 142

Object ID

M6280

Catalogue Number

M 6280

Material

copper alloy (Sonia Hawkes Material Notes; bronze) (Antiquarian Material; brass)

Complete Keyword List (Including Alternatives)

slip-knot ring (Sonia Hawkes Keyword; wire bracelet) (Antiquarian Keyword; armilla, bracelet)

Status

extant

Location

National Museums Liverpool

Collection

Mayer Collection

Original Collection

Faussett

Category ID

ring

Usage metrics

The Novum Inventorium Sepulchrale

Keywords

slip-knot ring Kingston Down Grave 142 Archaeology

Licence

CC BY-NC 4.0