Copper-alloy slip-knot ring

Gatty Slip for M 6551: a card with 4 whole and 1 broken silver rings, found on Sibertswold Down, Kent. Formerly in the Faussett coll. Like pl. XI, fig. 15, 20, 21 of the Inven. Sep. Bronze wire ring, diam. 2.5cm. Made of round-sectioned wire, quite stout, with tapered terminals joined in the so-called sliding knot - set apart and attached by two turns on either side.Inv. Sep. pl. xi. 21 probably. This called Chartham 9, but not correct identification. cf. MS Diary .At the National Museums Liverpool, grouped in a box labeled Sibertswold M 6551, are 4 (3 complete, one fragmentary) rings, One is marked Sibertswold 180 and the fragmentary one marked Kingston Down 250 (re-assigned to accession number M 6346), both of which appear to be copper-alloy rings. The remaining two appear to be white metal, assigned on the basis of the Gatty Slip to Sibertswold dis-associated material. The accession number M 6551 could be associated with either the white metal or copper alloy ring found in Sibertswold grave 180. The Chartham Down grave 9 attribution is based Faussett 1856 plate index for XI.21 and therefore a weak attribution based on a look-alike ring. – D.H. & B.B.