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Description: | A copper alloy ring of uncertain function and date but probably dating to Roman period. The ring has a rounded lozenge-shaped cross section (a bevelled inner and outer edge). The ring shows little wear but it has a nice patina suggestive of the date indicated. Rings such as this one, with a convex inner side, may have had various uses such as harness fittings or as loops affixed to other type of straps for suspension of items such as swords. Jackson illustrates a similar example from Camerton (1990:49 plate 14 no.154-155). It should be nothed however that such rings are common finds and can date from the Roman period through to the pre-industrial age.
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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