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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy finger ring most likely to be Roman in date. It measures c24mm in external diameter and c17mm in internal diameter. The back of the hoop, which is mostly missing, due to old breaks, is narrow and measures c2mm in width. The sides of the hoop then flare into shoulders with a width of 7mm. Each side has a central longitudinal ridge with diagonal grooves either side of this, the hoop reaches its widest point at the shoulders, where there are two parallel projecting knops. At this point the diagonal grooves cease and then one opposing pair occur facing the opposite way, thereby forming a lozenge shape with the last pair of the previous diagonal grooves. The sides and shoulders of this ring may be zoomorphic and can be seen as an animals head and neck with the parallel projecting knops representing ears. The shoulders are then waisted with a central transverse ridge either side of the circular bezel, which measures 8mm in diameter. This bezel is full of a creamish coloured material which may be decayed enamel or a cement which may have originally held a setting in place.
No exact parallel could be found for this finger ring, however its style is very similar to a Roman example from Hatcheston (Blagg, Plouviez & Tester 2005, 115, fig 75, no 77), which also have moulded decorative wings or shoulders. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Minter, Faye - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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