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Description: | A copper-alloy "split ring" of probable Roman date. These objects have been found on Roman sites and, although their exact function is unclear, the crude nature of their construction and the consistent lack of decoration strongly suggests that they are not finger rings(Williams and Zeepvat, 1994, p. 310).
The object is made from a single copper-alloy rod of circular section, which has been coiled around a cylindrical former to create between two and three full circles. One of the terminals has been deliberately hammered flat. The object as a whole is bent and slightly corroded.
It measures 27.2mm long by 22mm wide and 9.1mm thick. It weighs 10g. | 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 | Creator: | Julian Watters | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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