CIRCA 1200-600 B.C.

Details

A LATE BRONZE AGE GOLD RING
CIRCA 1200-600 B.C.
Of penannular form, the interior and exterior with five encircling ribs
¾ in. (2 cm.) diam.; weight 6.94 grams

Provenance

Found on farmland near Ripon, Yorkshire, July 1997.

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Lot Essay

The ring is composed of approximately 86 gold with smaller proportions of silver and copper. It has been suggested that these types of rings were used as a form of currency. For a close parallel, see an Irish gold ring acquired by Lord Algernon Percy, the 4th Duke of Northumberland (Sotheby's London, 14 December 1990, lot 68).

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