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The Ringlemere Cup
Artist: Bronze Age
Location: British Museum
Date: circa 1700-1500 BC
Materials: gold
Dimensions: 11.2 x 10.5cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £45,000 (Total: £270,000)
Vendor: Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Review number: 5209 (2003)
Provenance:
Found on land at Woodnesborough, Kent; declared Treasure in July 2002.
Description:
The cup is made from a single piece of gold, hammered into parallel corrugations through the length of its conical body. There is an additional decoration of hammered dots around the flared rim. It is in one piece but has been distorted by a recent blow from a plough.
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