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Object Type
Museum number: WG.24
Description: Gold penannular plain ring. The circular solid body is ovoid in cross-section and it is slightly thinner at the ends rather than in the middle. The ring has parallel irregular endings facing each other which have an upper flat section and a lower hollowed out section.
Cultures/periods
Production date: 1150BC-750BC (circa)
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot: Tullamore (near)
Materials
Technique
Dimensions: Diameter: 23.17 millimetres; Weight: 37.40 grammes; Thickness: 8.42 millimetres (body centre); Thickness: 7.13 millimetres (body end); Width: 8.72 millimetres (body centre); Width: 7.66 millimetres (body end)
Bibliographic references
Location: Not on display
Condition: The surface of the ring has light scratches.
Acquisition name
Previous owner
Acquisition date: 1909
Department: Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number: WG.24

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