SF-0D87F5: Roman snake finger ring fragment

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FINGER RING

Unique ID: SF-0D87F5

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Fragment of a Roman copper-alloy snake ring of Catherine Johns type Biv (Johns, 1996, p45 fig 3.3). Part of the hoop which is bent back above itself to terminate in a snakes head terminal survives. The hoop is curvilinear, slender and oval in section and the snakes head terminal oval in shape with swellings on its front face and ridges, perhaps representing scales. The fragment measures 18.58mm in width and 8.26mm in height, including both hoop and snake head terminal.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Post AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 410

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 8.26 mm
Width: 18.58 mm
Weight: 1.02 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st January 2008

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Mid Suffolk (District)
To be known as: Hessett

Spatial coordinates

Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Created: 16 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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