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Description: | Copper alloy simple spiral Roman finger-ring dating 50 to 150AD. It consists of two coils circular in section terminating in one snake with a flattened enlarged snakes head with interlocking tail. The finger ring has been made from a cast rod/wire of copper alloy, circular in section. There is a trace of silvering between the links and it probably was originally silvered all over. This is a well known Roman mass produced style of jewellery, which can occur in a variety of metals, including in gold. Roman snake rings were introduced in the 1st century and used into the 2nd century and the majority of snake-rings found in Britain were made here, rather than imported (Johns 1996). Similar to NARC1475, KENT-A09A40 and SWYOR-3187B1 on the database. The diameter is 18mm and 9mm thick.References: Johns, C.M. 1996. The jewellery of Roman Britain. London, UCL Press.
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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