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Description: | A Roman silver finger ring dating to the 2nd century AD.Date: 2nd century ADFinder: Museum of London Archaeology ServiceDate of discovery: February 2006Circumstances of discovery: Controlled archaeological excavationDescription: A Roman Penannular silver snake's head finger-ring, with heavy surface corrosion. The heads appear three-dimensional, detailed and naturalistic and touch at the snout. The hoop has a thick, circular section. Discussion: The ring conforms to Johns' Type Bi. See C Johns, The Snettisham Roman Jeweller's Hoard, London 1997. The ring was recovered from a layer [379] within a Roman building sequence. Two small sherds of Roman glass and four sherds of pottery (dated 50-100AD) were recovered from the same context, though probably not deposited at the same time. Dimensions: Ext. dimensions: Width 24mm, Height 23mm, Int. dimensions: Width 15.5mm, Height 15mm, Weight 9gN PowellMuseum of LondonNovember 2006
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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