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Title: FINGER RING [Go to resource]
Description: A mis-cast, copper alloy finger ring. The ring is oval in shape with a wide bezel that carries an oval depression intended to hold a stone or intaglio. This depression is filled with a black, fine-grained powdery material. The ring is still attached to a casting sprue at the end of which is a large blob of cast metal waste. The combined length of ring and casting waste is 39.7mm. It is 23.3mm wide and 25.7mm thick. It weighs 19.97gm. The ring is similar to Roman finger rings such as number 162 in Roman Castleford Volume I (1998), page 59, and a Roman date is supported by the deep green patina. However, the ring could also be a Post medieval signet ring. Original Image Publisher: http://finds.org.uk Source: Portable Antiquities Identifier: http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... Go to resource More Like this...
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