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Description: | Description of findIncomplete silver Roman finger ring, a fragment of the back of the hoop is missing due to an old break, now worn. The finger ring has a silvery grey patina. The hoop fragments have a D-shaped sections and flare in width towards angular or 'keeled' shoulders. The shoulders have a flatter rectangular section and their outer face is concave. The bezel is large and oval in shape, it is hollow and empty, any setting now being lost. Discussion This finger ring is similar in form to a copper-alloy example on the PAS database (see SF-11185), from Saham Toney, Norfolk, although this parallel retains its setting, which is a blue glass intaglio. Additional Measurements External diameter: 22.57mm (across the shoulders of the finger ring) Internal diameter: 16.36mm Oval bezel is 14.22mm by 12.21mm in size.
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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