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Description: | Copper alloyFinger Ring. Copper alloy, probably made from a length of piping of internal diameter 20mm with internal lines from turning or perhaps a worn screw thread; the object might alternatively be made from the cartridge case of a 20mm cannon shell. One external side is flattened to form a bezel, while the band narrows towards a break opposite the bezel. The bezel bears the central legend ROMA underscored, with a curving line with rays resembling a rising sun above it, and the date 1944 below. This is perhaps an example of 'Trench Art' commemorating the capture of Rome on June 4 1944, or a POW piece, from the Second World War. Suggested date: Modern, perhaps 1944 as appears on the iobjectExternal diameter: 22.7mm, Thickness (at shoulder): 3.2mm, Band Width (at bezel): 10.9mm, Weight: 8.73gms.
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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