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Description: | A complete Roman copper alloy finger ring with blue glass intaglio, such blue glass intaglios are so called 'Romano British imitations,' for parallels see Henig 1978, 256, nos 564-566, pl xviii. The ring has a hoop with a D-shaped section which flares towards prominent expanded shoulders and then narrows at the neck. The bezel is oval in shape and contains a blue glass intaglio probably depicting a stylised seated human figure and a possible goat or deer? to their side, this is unclear due to wear. There are traces of gilding on this finger ring, especially the neck area. It measures 23.16mm by 21.79mm in external size and the bezel is 11.87mm by 9.69mm in size.
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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