• IMALlama@lemmy.world
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    20 days ago

    It’s kind of creepy to think that an ankle once passed through here. Given the size of this, it’s very unlikely that it was opened/closed to remove it from the ancle. This means that the bone either rotted away or was broken at some point.

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      20 days ago

      I mean, the gap looks like it just pries open. I’ve seen other copper alloy jewelry like that.

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        20 days ago

        If the hole in the middle can fit an ancle, it’s 3-4" big. Eyeballing the brass means the ring itself is probably 1" thick. It would be difficult to get it on and off, so I suspect it simply stayed on.