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set of gold rings

Accession Number NWHCM : 2005.517

Description

Set of nine Middle Bronze Age gold rings, linked to a tenth large gold ring. The nine smaller rings are of two types; two are single bands of circular section, while the other seven are 'composite' rings of joined circular bands. This sort are of wide bands of gold that have been grooved to imitate separate rings.

Read Moreset of gold rings

This set of conjoined composite gold rings comprises an enigmatic and fascinating object dated to the Middle Bronze Age. It does not appear to have had an obvious function but was certainly deliberately fashioned into this form. The significance is a puzzle but it provides a potential insight into the behaviour and beliefs within society, prior to the adoption of writing.

Creation Date 1500 BC-1100 BC

Material gold

Department Archaeology : Norwich Castle Museum