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Description: | A Roman copper alloy finger ring. The ring consists of the oval-shaped thin hoop with bezel and two shoulders, with an oval box setting, the stone is lost. The shoulders start to narrow as they move away from the bezel and are decorated with three incised lines either side of the box setting. The box setting measures 12.23mm long by 10.35mm wide. The finger ring is 3.81mm thick including the box setting and weighs 3.77 grams.The shape of the hoop and box setting and the thin nature of the ring suggest that it is probably Guiraud type 4e, dating to the 3rd-4th century AD; however it is also similar in style to Henig type Xb, which generally dates to between the 2nd-3rd century AD. For this reason, a general date of c. 2nd-4th century has been given for this ring.
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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