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Description: | A copper alloy finger ring fragment which is probably Roman. Only the empty setting and top half of the hoop survive. It is 23.1mm long, 17.5mm wide and 14.3mm thick. The hoop seems to be flat in section and then thickens at the shoulder to form a large oval setting. By the setting, the hoop is hexagonal in section. The setting is empty but may have contained an intaglio. The base of the setting is concave and covered with deep scratches. These may have been to encourage the adhesive to stick. There are no traces of any paste or glue. The ring is unusual in having a ridge which runs along the hoop from the ends of the setting along the shoulder. There is also a ridge which runs from the centre of the side of the setting, across the edge of the setting and under the hoop behind the bezel on both sides. The ring has a grey green patina. Similar examples of Roman gem-set rings can be seen on the database (for example HAMP2365), but no parallel has been found with the ridges. | Subjects: | gem | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Cooper, Amy - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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FINGER RING
Description of findIncomplete silver Roman…
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