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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy Roman finger ring. Only the bezel and part of one shoulder of this finger ring survives, the rest is missing due to old breaks, now worn. The finger ring measures 15.3mm in surviving length and the shoulder fragment is rectangular in shape and 9mm wide whilst the bezel is roughly circular measuring 10.6mm in diameter. The bezel has the remains of what was probably originally an intaglio within it, probably made of a dark blue glass, although what is being depicted is no longer clear due to extensive wear and damage. This finger ring is similar to another incomplete example with a circular bezel with intaglio of dark blue glass within it from Colchester. Such imitation gemstones date to the late 3rd and 4th centuries AD( Crummy 1983, 48-49, fig 50, no 1780).
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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