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Description: | Roman bronze finger ring, 26.6x25.4mm in diameter (internal 21.4x20.8mm) and weighing 5.9g. It is D-shaped in section, being flat on the inner surface and rounded on the outer.The outer surface is decorated with eleven 'segments', each separated by a transverse rib and with a ring-and-dot within. At the top of the hoop it is 6mm wide and 3mm thick, and it narrows to 4mm wide and 2mm thick at the back of the hoop. A plain piece of band 15mm long, 3.6mm wide and 1.4mm thick separates the two ends of the segment decoration.This decoration was widely used on bracelets and finger rings in the 3rd and 4th century. The large size of this ring suggests it was worn by someone with large fingers, possibly though not exclusively a man.
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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