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White-metal finger ring

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posted on 2021-10-27, 15:33 authored by Helena HamerowHelena Hamerow
Brent 1863, 320: Silver Ring, The ring found in this grave is of a common type, made of thin silver wire, and ornamented with a circular twist of the same wire. Unless worn on the thumb, it would indicate a woman of unusual size, a fact which the few bones preserved do not appear to corroborate.Small silver ring (latter described as indicating woman of unusual size). Internal diam. 3cm.

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Grave ID

Sarre Grave 4

Object ID

Sar4_ring

Catalogue Number

KAS 362

Material

white metal (Sonia Hawkes Material Notes; silver) (Antiquarian Material; silver)

Complete Keyword List (Including Alternatives)

finger ring (Sonia Hawkes Keyword; ring) (Antiquarian Keyword; ring)

Status

extant

Location

Maidstone Museum

Collection

Kent Archaeological Society

Category ID

ring

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