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Description: | Roman silver intaglio finger ring 28mm in width, 24mm deep and 12mm thick at the bezel. The object is in fair condition and weighs 13.49grams. The ring has a circular hoop with an oval cross-section. This is narrow at the bottom and expands and swells to form a flattened bezel which is set with an oval Intaglio, made from a stone? with a white body and an orange surface. The intaglio shows a standing figure with something held in one hand.The form of the ring fits Giurauds type 2c (Henig type II?). which have been dated to 1st and 2nd Centuries. The subject of the intaglio matches types 9 and 10 in Zienkiewicz, J.D (1986, plate VI) which he has identified as Mercury holding a money bag and a caduceus.
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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