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Description: | A silver Roman finger-ring of a 'keeled type' (Henig type VIII), without a setting and seemingly plain (c. 3rd century AD). The dished oval bezel is plain but pitted and there are possible traces of solder suggesting a setting may have been mounted on the metal. The bezel measures 14 by 13mm and is 0.72mm thick. The shoulders are angled outwards and they narrow from below the bezel reaching about 6mm at the angle. They then curve inwards, narrowing to 2.7mm at the base of the hoop. The hoop is D shaped in section. The exterior of the shoulders is decorated with an incised curved line at each side, and short incised line in the centre. The ring has the following internal dimensions: 20.6 by 14mm.The ring can be compared to LIN-C43B53, HAMP-04E170, and DENO-A0D3C7 (2010 T521).The object fulfils the Treasure Act (1996) in that it is more than 300 years old and has a precious metal content exceeding 10%.
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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