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Description: | A Roman copper alloy finger ring (1st-5th century) with overlapping ends. The ring has a flat, roughly oval bezel decorated with possibly four twisted rope pattern strands which run along the length of the bezel. On the outer side of the bezel, horizontally along the midline, there is a decorative groove (length 6.28mm). There is a further groove that extends vertically between the upper and lower edge of the band. Presumably there was a corresponding groove on the opposite side. This has now been obscured by corrosion.
The bezel is 9.24mm wide, on each side of the bezel the band is 6.19mm wide narrowing to 3.27mm at the two rounded overlapping ends. There are traces of silvering remaining on the bezel.
Patches and bright green and dark green patina
Dimensions: diameter: 20.14mm; width: 9.24mm; thickness: 0.85mm; weight: 1.99g. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Levick, Paula - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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