File:Iron Age ear ring (possibly) (FindID 152673).jpg

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Iron Age ear ring (possibly)
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Julian Watters, 2006-12-04 15:26:34
Title
Iron Age ear ring (possibly)
Description
English: A copper-alloy object of uncertain date and function. Several similar artefacts, identified as ear rings, have been found in the Champagne region of France and are illustrated in the Morel Collection (I.M. Stead and V. Rigby; 1999; fig. 120). They generally date to the late La Tène I period. However, the french examples differ slightly in that they appear to have been made from thin sheet metal and bent and pressed into shape; this piece is heavy, solid and has been cast in one piece.

The object is crescentic in plan, hollow and has domed surfaces. Where the two tips of the crescent meet, the sides narrow to a sharp point and there is virtually no gap in between. Each side has been decorated with a pair of curves, comprised of a series of punched dots, and a central vertical pair of grooves divided into segments by a series of horizontal short punched lines; this same style of decorative band extends around the perimeter of the object.

The artefact measures 24.4mm wide, 23.1mm high and 10.7mm thick. The weight is 19.09g.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Hertfordshire
Date between 400 BC and 300 BC
Accession number
FindID: 152673
Old ref: BH-439987
Filename: Bead 06 267 - 2.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/122953
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/122953/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/152673
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Object location51° 51′ 09″ N, 0° 13′ 56.64″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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