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Description: | An incomplete silver ring with Carnelian intaglio depicting Victory advancing left holding out a wreath; the hoop is heavy with a smoothly swelling profile tapering from the narrow back of the hoop to a broader bezel that is set with the oval gemstone; the gem rises slightly above the surface of the ring, the hoop is broken about half way down and the back is missing. The diameter is given at the outer edge of the hoop, the inner diameter is 16.92, the width of the hoop is 12.21; the dimensions given for length and width are of the intaglio | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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