A finder and landowner waive their fees so a museum can acquire a rare gold ring.
Curator Tim Pestell said by waiving their fee, the finder and landowner had freed up the museum's limited funds for other acquisitionsThe 14.5mm ring has been declared treasure by a coroner.
Norwich Castle Museum curator Tim Pestell said: "It's Norfolk people helping to build up Norfolk county collections for future generations."Image source,Museums also usually have to fundraise to add objects like this rare gold penannular ring to its collections The penannular ring - which means it has a small part of its circumference missing - was found in north Norfolk.
The museum's curator of archaeology said: "We're very, very selective about what we acquire because we record about 1,600 finds a year and we take in a quarter of 1%, so what we really do try to do is bring in objects that enhance our collection." Dr Pestell added that prehistoric gold was "not at all common" and this object had "an incredible potential to unlock future stories".
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