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Description: | A Roman copper alloy key (locking) finger ring dating 43-410AD. This is a finger ring with integral key. There is a plain band with an expanded rectangular bezel decoratively cast with a small rectangular projection from the upper and lower edges. Projecting from the band is the hollow shaft and rectangular web of the key. The bit has three notches along the edge with a notch on each of the sides. The copper alloy has a dull brown surface with a patch of green patina remaining on the inner surface of the key. The shape of the band is distorted and there is a split in the metal.Dimensions: length of key: 17.20mm; width of key: 11.22mm; internal diameter of ring: 15.94mm; weight: 3.44g.
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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