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Description: | A copper-alloy split ring of probable Roman date. Three similar examples of this type of artefact were found in excavations at Bancroft Villa, Buckinghamshire (see Zeepvat and Williams, 1994, p. 310). The purpose of such rings is uncertain, although their small size suggests that they were not finger-rings.The object has been made from a length of copper-alloy wire which has been bent into an oval ring with the two ends overlapping. The lower terminal tapers in diameter towards the end, which may be broken. The upper terminal has been deliberately flattened. Extending around the centre of the ring's outer face is an incised line.The artefact measures 17.2mm long, 15.5mm wide and 7.1mm thick (at the terminals). The weight is 3.6g.
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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