|
Date: |
|
Description: | Copper-alloy ring, 29 mm in diameter. It is sub-circular in cross-section, 3 mm thick and 3 mm wide, and is decorated with a series of five grooves. There is one groove around each face, one around the edge, and one in each of the gaps thus formed. At one point on the circumference is a patch of iron corrosion, possibly indicating that the ring was originally an annular brooch with an iron pin. The ring is quite corroded in some places but where the patina survives this is a pale greyish-green, giving a slightly Roman feel to the object. ADDENDUM (J.Plouviez): Similar grooved rings held by iron loops occur in association with lion studs (see sf8842 from this findspot) as casket fittings in cremation burials eg at Skeleton Green, Herts. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 43
410 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
|
More Like this...
-
RING
Copper-alloy ring, 29 mm in…
-
RING
Copper-alloy ring, 29 mm in…
-
Box
A complete copper-alloy lion-headed stud,…
-
BOX
A complete copper-alloy lion-headed stud,…
-
BOX
A complete copper-alloy lion-headed stud,…
-
box
A complete copper-alloy lion-headed stud,…
-
BOX
A complete copper-alloy lion-headed stud,…
-
BOX
A complete copper-alloy lion-headed stud,…
-
BEAD
A copper-alloy bead. Several such…
-
|