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Description: | A copper alloy cast Roman finger ring. The bezel of the ring is oval in plan and is open and hollow. The extent of the hollow however cannot be determined from the photograph. This section below the upper bezel forms a neck which curves to create pronounced shoulders to the ring hoop which finish approximately halfway down the internal finger hole of the ring. Halfway down the neck of the ring bezel there is evidence of a decorative line running around its circumference. Attached to one end of the bezel oval there is an unusual slightly raised sub-hemispherical lug or knop. It is likely that the bezel was originally decorated with glass, enamel, stone or an intaglio which has now been lost. Indeed the distance offset between the face of the bezel and the finger position of the wearer would have made it function well as a signet ring. There are several similar examples on the database cf SF-F7EF96 and LVPL-5C3C17 but no exact parallel. Only a wide Roman date range can be assigned, circa 43-410 AD.
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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