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Late Iron Age copper alloy rein ring
Penannular, slightly distorted, copper alloy tubular rein-ring. Oval in shape with a butt-join on the inner-face. Two spherical stop-studs, with wear facets on the sides in contact with the side-link, are set towards either end of the ring and are fixed by copper alloy rivets which pass from the top of the studs through the ring and are hammered almost flush with the lower surface of the rein-ring. Both ends of the ring taper slightly and are worn on the inner-face.
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Site Name: Llyn Cerrig Bach, Cae Ifan Farm
Notes: Found during the construction of an airfield at RAF Station Valley. Some certainly, the rest probably, from a wet meadow which formed the margin of Llyn Cerrig Bach. The exact depth below the grassy surface at which the objects were deposited is not known. The bog was excavated to a maximum depth of 20 feet. A few objects were found on the spot, after the peaty deposit had been won from the boggy margin of the lake. The rest, with the exception of 44.32/58, were found on that portion of the adjacent aerodrome on which the peat from this site had been spread. Animal bones were associated with the deposit and many metal objects were stained with vivianite.