penannular ring

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Object Type
Museum number: 2006,0602.1
Description: Gold plated penannular ring with a metal core. The body is circular in cross-section. The core has corroded, both iron and copper corrosion was identified, which has expanded and split the gold. The gap in circumference has been bridged by dirt and corrosion though the rest of the core remains covered in gold plating.
Cultures/periods
Production date: 1150BC-750BC (circa)
Findspot: Found/Acquired: Newchurch
Materials: gold; iron; copper
Technique
Dimensions: Diameter: 7.50 millimetres (inner); Diameter: 16.50 millimetres (outer); Weight: 4.55 grammes; Thickness: 4.99 millimetres; Width: 4.67 millimetres
Curator's comments: The ring was found while metal detecting in May 2005. Non-destructive X-ray fluorescence analysis of the surface of the gold penannular ring from Newchurch by the British Museum indicated a gold content of approximately 82%.
Bibliographic references: TAR 2005/6 / Treasure Annual Report 2005/6 (p. 22, no. 25); Murgia et al 2014 / European Bronze Age Gold in the British Museum (3.7.3.7)
Location: Not on display
Acquisition name: Acquired through the Treasure Act: Department for Culture, Media and Sport; From: Gavin Leng (Metal detector find)
Acquisition date: 2006
Department: Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number: 2006,0602.1
Additional IDs: Treasure/PAS number: 2005T201 (Treasure number)

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