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Description: | 1st - 2nd Century silver finger ring. An incomplete silver finger ring, formed from a coiled silver wire of uniform, circular section. The wire coils around one and a quarter times. One of the terminals has broken off and the break is very worn; which would have been a snake-head terminal or the tail. The surviving terminal is in the form of an ovular snake's head, decorated with some raised detailing. The snake-head has been slightly flattened, resulting in the loss of some of the shape. The reverse of the head is flat.Discussion: These 'Serpentiform' finger rings were part of an important jewellery fashion that was introduced to Britain in the 1st Century (Johns, 1996, p44). Thirty-three snake-rings were found in the Snettisham Roman Jeweller's Hoard (Johns, 1997).In terms of age and as the object contains a minimum of 10% precious metal it qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996. A similar finger ring can be seen in the Treasure Annual Report 2004, p51, Fig: 44 (Treasure case 2004 T287), found in Yelverton (Norfolk).Dimensions: Weight: 4.1grams 22.7mm (length), 21.3mm (width), 2.1mm (thickness of wire).Reference: Johns, Catherine. 1996. The Jewellery of Roman Britain. London: UCL Press. Pages: p44-5. Johns, Catherine. 1997. The Snettisham Roman Jeweller's Hoard. London: British Museum Press. Treasure Annual Report 2004. 2004. London: DCMS [page: p51, Fig: 44, Treasure case 2004 T287].
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