File:Roman finger ring (FindID 621815).jpg

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Roman finger ring
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St. Albans District Council, Julian Watters, 2014-06-11 13:24:26
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Roman finger ring
Description
English: A badly distorted Roman copper-alloy finger ring.

This is an example of a 'snake-form' penannular finger ring. The hoop is of rectangular section, flaring into a pair of inward-facing snake heads. Both heads have a near-right-angled bend, which is a deliberate feature. There are possible traces of incised facial features.

Width: 28.9mm; maximum height (terminals): 13.5mm; weight: 2.37g.

Snake-form jewellery appears to have been introduced into Britain in the 1st century AD and continued to be used throughout much of the Roman period (Johns 1996: 44). A close parallel for this ring is PAS record BH-C85C05.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Hertfordshire
Date between 43 and 410
Accession number
FindID: 621815
Old ref: BH-84A380
Filename: Roman_ring_13_155_32.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/472314
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/472314
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/621815
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