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Description: | Silver finger ring, internal dimensions length 22mm, height 13mm, width 15mm, width of band 4mm, weight 6.13g. Oval shaped bezel with rased that still holds a blue intaglio (11mm high, 9mm wide).Henig type VIII ring (see Henig, 1978 A Corpus of Roman Engraved Gemstones from British sites). The ring is distinguished by a keeled or carinated hoop but the lower part of the hoop has broken away. Blue glass intaglio, imitating nicolo, with moulded device. The intaglio appears to show Genius [male], holding a cornucopia in the left hand. See example from Wroxeter (Henig, A Corpus of Roman Engraved Gemstones from British sites 2nd and 3rd editions only no.App.116 and H. Guiraud, 1980, intailles et camees de l'epoque romaine en gaule, I. 48e supp a GALLIA (nos 406 and 407 p. 133 pl. xxvii) for parallel.3rd century. Consequently, in terms of age and as the object contains a minimum of 10% precious metal it qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996.
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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