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Description: | A cast copper-alloy Roman ring of Henig type II, probably dating from the first to second century AD. The ring has a thin rear hoop, flaring to the shoulders with a wide, rounded bezel. The bezel is inset with a circular plain glass gem which is blue in colour. The bezel has been drilled to allow attachment of the glass gem, and a lug of the glass is visible to the rear of the bezel, on the inside. The inside of the hoop of the ring is worn smooth. The exterior is pitted with copper-alloy corrosion. The ring has an internal diameter of 17 mm and an external diameter of 21mm.
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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