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Description: | An incomplete and corroded Roman cast copper-alloy finger-ring (c. AD 100-c. 300).The hoop is largely missing due to two breaks. It is 'D'-shaped in cross-section, flat on the inner face. In plan, the bezel is roughly oval and has two circular cells on a lateral alignment. Each cell has an outer diameter of 3.2mm. At the base of each cell there is a central circular pit. The shoulders taper in width from the bezel to the breaks.This finger-ring is corroded green and pitted overall. No enamel or surface treatment can be seen. The breaks are abraded.Height: 10.1mm; width: 19.6mm; width of bezel: 10.0mm; thickness at centre of bezel: 2.9mm. Weight: 2.30g.Similar finger-rings have been recorded on The Portable Antiquities Scheme database. See finds: BERK-71F9D7; BERK-8B9C25; BH-2E6584; HAMP-F19996; LON-880556; NMS-1B8D64; PUBLIC-F38007; SUR-1B8553 and SUR-AA2E20.
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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