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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy and glass finger ring of probable 3rd century AD date. The fragment comprises a collet and about one third of the wide flat hoop. In its current state it measures 21.5mm in length, 9.8mm in width, 1.4mm in thickness and it weighs 2.1g. The circular raised integrally cast collet has a diameter of 7.3mm. It contains a light blue glass setting. On either side of the collet there is an incised transverse line. Outside of these lines the hoop starts to narrow gradually, but most of the rest of the ring is missing. A parallel has been found during excavations at Hacheston, Suffolk (see F. Seeley 'The Small Finds,' in T. Blagg, J. Plouviez & A. Tester 2004, p. 114, no. 73, fig. 75).
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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