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Ring

Origin

Castro de Alvarelhos, Alvarelhos, Trofa.

Material

Bronze

Description

Ring made from a circular-section wire with the ends coiled around the main shaft. The wire is thickest at the centre, becoming progressively thinner towards the ends. A small rolled plate with a perforation is attached at one end.

As bronze rings are frequently recovered without association to the objects to which they originally belonged – whether wooden, leather or otherwise –, their purpose is often difficult to determine. The present example consists of a circular-section wire with coiled terminals forming a secure connection. Comparable objects are generally interpreted as suspension elements used for attaching or hanging a variety of items.

Classification and chronology

Type …. / Castro de Alvarelhos - Phase V

Dimensions

Maximum diameter: 35 mm; Maximum section: 3,5 mm; Weight: 7 gr.

Deposit

MMAP [ALV. 92 A, op. 23]

Bibli.

MOREIRA 2007, 131; 2010, 978, est. CCXII, n.º 59.