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Description: | Silver finger ring comprising a narrow band, lightly convex on its outer face, with a single, asymmetrically-placed small gold inlay plugged into the side of the hoop. Surface metal analysis at the British Museum indicated a silver content of approximately 98%, whilst the gold content of the inlay is approximately 88%. The ring has a diameter of 19.9mm, internally 17.4mm. The hoop varies in width between 4.1mm and 5.1mm. The inlaid plug has a diameter of 1.4mm externally, 1.1mm internally. The ring is not easily paralleled, but is probably of Roman date.
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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