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Description: | A Roman silver penannular finger-ring with snake-head terminals and oval hoop. The sides of the oval -sectioned hoop expand towards the flat-backed terminals. The snake heads are worn and highly stylised and the only surviving details are the tiny pits for the eyes and a slight nasal ridge before a central groove at the rear of the head. The ring is an example of Johns (1997) type Bii.Date: Probably 2nd century AD.Dimensions: external, 20.9 x 24.5 mm.; internal, 16.0 x 18.6 mm; terminals 6.7 mm. wide.Weight: 5.7 g.
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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