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Description: | A copper-alloy finger-ring of Roman date. Catherine Johns attributes this distinctive 'keeled' form of ring to the 3rd century AD (1996, p. 49). A parallel, from Wallington, Hertfordshire, is illustrated in the 2003 Treasure Annual Report (DCMS, p. 49, no. 45).
The bezel is oval in plan, flat and has a small circular recess at the centre. The shoulders are angular, with wide, flat surfaces and taper in width towards the hoop. The hoop is of D-shaped section and tapers towards the back. The surfaces of the ring have traces of a possible white-metal coating.
The ring measures 24.6mm wide, 22.5mm deep (bezel to back of hoop) and 10.1mm high at the bezel. The weight is 6.93g. | Subjects: | 'Keeled' type | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Watters, Julian - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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