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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy Roman finger ring dating to the period c. AD 43 - 410. The finger ring measures 21.91mm in length, 9.82mm maximum width and is 4.12mm thick. It weighs 1.93g.The finger ring exhibits an ovular bezel consistig of a raised metal reserve which forms an ovular recess for a glass or paste setting (now missing). The outer edges of the reserve feature a series of four longitudinal ridges on one side. The opposite side of the reserve is damaged, however, there are two longitudinal ridges remaining, indicating that the decoration would have been the same. The bezel measures 12.14mm in length, 9.42mm in width and is 3.69mm deep. The bezel is flanked by ovular shoulders, each of which features a small depression in the centre. The loop terminates in old breaks on either side of the shoulders.Cf. WILT-8DA353 for a similar example on the database.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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