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Description: | A fragment of a copper alloy Roman ring. All that survives is part of the outer face and one side. The outer face has an expanded and thickened shoulder and bezel with part of an oval or circular recess to hold a gem Beyond this is a pattern of engraved straight and dotted lines. The ring would probably have been 'D' shaped, suggesting that it is a Henig type III (Henig 1974, fig.1). Johns refers to this type as the 'characteristic finger-ring of the early and middle Roman empire'.Length: 14 .0mm, width: 12.0mm, thickness: 3.0mm, weight: 1.49g
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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