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Description: | A gold finger ring, comprising of a hoop of square-sectioned wire which tapers towards a union formed by ends twisted into a knot (diameter: 25mm, thickness: 2.8mm; weight: 2.31g). The hoop is somewhat distorted, and the thickness of the ring varies. The wire form is closer to the style of bronze bracelets more so than rings, where the hoop is formed by knotting the ends together. Overall, the ring is slightly worn and in a good condition. The ring probably dates to the 3rd/ 4th century AD.
An identical example (of a bracelet) is illustrated in the British Museum's 'A Guide to the Antiquities of Roman Britain', 1922, fig 7, ref no 10, which has been described as 'gold, hollow, wiry ends twisted round each other, third century', found in York. It states that the bracelet is one of three similar. Another similar example is illustrated in Nina Crummy's 'Colchester Archaeological Report 2: The Roman small finds from excavations in Colchester 1971-9', 1983, pages 47-8, ref no 1756. This example is described as 'plain, with decorative clasp', is made of copper alloy, and the design clearly | 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: | 200
400 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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