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Description: | Roman copper alloy finger-ring, probably of 3rd century dateThe finger-ring is complete but the hoop is slightly distorted (with a length of 18.4mm and a weight of 1.3g) and is of slightly 'keeled' form of Henig's (1978)[1] Type VIIIa. The ring is relatively small (with a maximum internal diameter of 16.6mm). The lower part of the hoop is of D-shaped section, with straight and parallel sides (with a width of 2.5mm and a thickness of 1.4mm). There are transverse ridges marking the beginnings of the shoulders (which have a width of 19.4mm). The sides of the shoulders are near-straight and divergent, before narrowing at the bezel (. The shoulders have a decorative wide groove before the bezel, now corroded but any other detail has been lost. The bezel is of disc form (of 4.0mm diameter and 2.4mm thick). The top of the bezel had a recessed decorative motif, now corroded and of uncertain form. The surface is worn and corroded with dark-green patina, enhanced by a recently applied wax coating. [1] Henig, M., 1978 (2nd ed.); A Corpus of Roman Engraved Gemstones from British Series; BAR British Series 8
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