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Description: | A copper-alloy Roman finger ring key. The is circular and has a rectangular bevel. From this bevel rises the broken remains of a key bit, on the same plane as the bevel itself. The ring is worn and in fairly poor condition. Such finger rings are well known from the Roman period. Some other examples are illustrated in Crummy (1983, page 84; figs 2163-2170). The ring probably dates from the 3rd or 4th century AD and would have opened a small box or casket. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Brindle, Tom - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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