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Description: | A Roman copper-alloy finger-ring with intaglio of Henig type II dating to c. AD 50-150. The ring is pointed oval in section with a flatter but still convex inner side and convex outer side. The hoop widens and thickens towards the bezel which is continuous with the hoop with no distinct shoulders or flattening. In the bezel is set a large, oval, translucent blue piece, probably glass rather than a gem. It has a curved top which continues the curve of the ring without projecting and some old damage to one side of the ring shows the side of the piece tapers in width towards the back. On the top of the intaglio is incised a very crude I or H shape, probably repestenting a rudder (cf. ref. SOMDOR-62D6A1 on this database). The finrger-ring has a dark-brown patina where it survives.
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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