LOT 0293

'The Eye' Middle Bronze Age Gold Spiral Finger Ring

CIRCA 1300-1150 B.C.

1 in. (12.35 grams, 25.18 mm overall, 19.38 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 20, Japan 19)).

Formed from a single solid round-section twisted rod with tapering ends.

Found Eye, Suffolk, on 7th September 2021, declared as Treasure under the Treasure Act with reference no.2021 T716, subsequently disclaimed and returned to the finder.

Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.SF-6FD899.
Accompanied by a copy of the find's receipt from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport.
Accompanied by a copy of the report for HM Coroner of Ipswich, Suffolk.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13481-262549.

See Taylor, J.T., Bronze Age Goldwork of the British Isles, Cambridge, 1980, plates 32 and 34.

Single finds of gold coiled rings are usually assigned Middle Bronze Age dates based on comparable examples found in hoards with other datable artefacts. For example, the Fittleworth Hoard (BM 1996, 0902.18) from West Sussex contains two, admittedly slightly larger, coiled rings together with a range of other Middle Bronze Age gold artefacts.