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Composite rings
Artist: Bronze Age
Location: Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery
Date: 1300-1100 BC
Materials: gold wire & gold sheet
Dimensions: diameter: 3.45cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £1,000 (Total: £4,000)
Vendor: Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Review number: 5609 (2005)
Provenance:
Discovered near Gresham in North East Norfolk and declared Treasure in 2004.
Description:
Nine decorative rings held together on a loop of gold wire which appears to have been broken off a longer length of wire in antiquity, possibly from a bracelet. Five of the rings are double rings made of gold strips and two are triple rings with the lightly 'C' sectioned strips curved round. The find represents the largest collection of composite rings found together in Britain to date.
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