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Description: | A slightly incomplete cast copper alloy Roman finger ring, dating from the 1st - 3rd century, between AD 43 - 300 (length: 15mm; width/ diameter of hoop: 18.5mm; thickness of metal: 1mm; weight: 1.5g).The finger ring is oval in plan with a flat section. The artefact's bezel is broken and incomplete and would have originally been sub oval in plan with a flat section. However, the bezel now appears to have been broken in the centre creating two sub-triangular sections (approximate length of each section: 11.5mm; approximate width of each section: 11.5mm) with a small break between them. Both sections are decorated with incised decoration comprising of two parallel incised lines running along the top and bottom edge and terminating in a tapering point as the bezel itself tapers towards the narrow hoop. The central area inside this linear decoration is undecorated. There is no other decoration on the hoop as it tapers inwards from a width of 11.5mm at the bezel to 2.5mm at the bottom. Overall, the ring is in a worn but fair condition with a dark green patina.
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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