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Description: | A penannular ring of cast copper alloy, possibly an ear ring of unknown date. The ring is decorated with opposing incised lines. Objects of similar shape are quite common finds from Roman contexts and are usually interpreted as earrings (Allason-Jones "Ear-Rings in Roman Britain"; this is interpreted as Type 1 common from 1st to the 4th century). Similar objects have, however, also been found from later, Early Medieval contexts, where they are interpreted as finger rings or earrings (Rogers "Anglian and other finds from Fishergate" pages 1370-1371, inc fig 668, artefacts 5411-5413). This one is different though because the ends are not sharply pointed. and therefore cannot be securely dated. The diameter is 17mm and the weight 0.96g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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