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Roman finger-ring
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None, Julian Watters, 2008-12-02 13:56:24
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Roman finger-ring
Description
English: A corroded and bent copper-alloy artefact which is probably a Roman snake-form finger-ring. This identification is based largely on the fact that the overlapping terminals appear to be an original feature and not the result of damage. The terminals are also of differing thicknesses, which adds weight to this theory. Snake-form jewellery was introduced into Britain in the 1st century AD (see Johns, 1996, p. 44-47). It appears to have been most popular during the 1st to 2nd centuries, with more stylistically devolved pieces such as this possibly extending into the 3rd century.

The ring has been made from a length of copper-alloy wire which is of D-shaped section, with a flat inner surface and convex outer face. The wire has been bent into a sub-circular hoop with overlapping terminals. The uppermost terminal tapers in width towards the rounded end; the lower terminal is thicker and has a square end. There is no trace of decoration on the heavily corroded surfaces.

The object measures 20.6mm deep (from front to back), 20.3mm wide and 3.8mm thick. The weight is 2.68g.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Bedford
Date between 1 and 250
Accession number
FindID: 238707
Old ref: BH-5640F2
Filename: Roman ring 08 122 - 56.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/195500
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/195500
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/238707
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