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Description: | The object is a bezel and shoulders of a cast copper finger ring. The bezel has either enamel within a cell or an intaglio in place. Both of these would suggest a roman date. In the Colchester reports there are a number of copper alloy finger rings dating to the 3rd and 4th centuries. The bezel is an upright rectangle. It has a border within which there is possibly a cell which has been filled with enamel or a glass intaglio. In the field there appears to be broken flecks or a light blue glass. In the centre there is a low-relief design which is not identifiable. Within this design there are two spots which look like red enamel. The bezel stands proud of the shoulders, which are stepped. The loop is missing, the break of the loop and shoulder junction are not recent breaks. The surface of the ring has traces of a mid green patina. It measures 17.78mm long and 8.21mm wide. It weighs 2.06g.
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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