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Description: | A Roman silver finger ring, complete, probably a Henig type II dating from the 1st to 3rd century. It has an ovular hoop which expands and swells to a bezel set with an oval, orangey-red intaglio (possibly carnelian?). The intaglio depicts a full-length seated female figure, (possibly Fortuna), facing left holding something outstretched. It is similar to two intaglios illustrated in Henig 1974, (pl. XI, 326-7) though in this case the stone is heavily worn and certain details, for example the diphros on which she is seated and aspects of the cornucopia, are not visible.Ext. d.: 19.55mm Int. d.: 15.41mm Wt. (uncleaned): 5.81gSimilar examples are LVPL-EA2391, NMS-E3D804, DENO-9450F3 and SWYOR-AA9A21.
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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