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Description: | A fragment of a cast copper-alloy Roman finger ring. Only the bezel and small parts of the hoop survive. The bezel is oval in shape and has an oval field, divided into two sections for enamel settings, divided by a wavy line with five alternating 'waves'. The enamel is intact, but is worn and little colour remains, but it appears to have been red. The hoops are much thinner than the bezel, tapering dramatically from below the bezel. The bezel measures 11.9 mm long, 10.06 mm wide and 4.96 mm thick. Including the fragments of the hoops the ring measures 13.91 mm long. It weighs 2.7 grams. The ring is worn and pock marked by green copper-alloy corrosion. Where the surface metal survives it has a grey/brown patina. The ring is possibly of Henig type III.Similar examples of Roman rings which have bezel settings which are divided in the centre are recorded on this database as numbers NMS-2E8CD7, SF-EC32F2 and WAW-232C96.
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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