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FINGER RING
Unique ID: IOW-05DD43
Object type certainty: Certain
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An incomplete Roman copper-alloy finger ring (c. AD 43-200). Henig Type II.
The setting, lower part of the hoop and the sides of the bezel are missing. It has a horizontal bezel with an oval cell at the centre. The shoulders are 'D'-shaped in cross-section and taper evenly to breaks.
This finger-ring has a smooth matt green patina but the base of the cell is rough and corroded with areas of reddened metal. The breaks are old.
Length: 21.4mm; width: 8.4mm; thickness at bezel: 2.2mm. Weight: 1.39g.
A similar example is illustrated in the Colchester report (Crummy, N 1983 Colchester Archaeological Report 2: The Roman Small Finds from Excavations in Colchester 1971-9, Colchester Archaeological Trust), 48-49, fig. 50, ref: 1786, which has an oval bezel. Johns (Johns, C. 1996 The Jewellery of Roman Britain UCL Press) illustrates similar finger rings, figure 3.1 describing them as being Henig type II rings which date to the 1st or 2nd centuries.
Crummy, N., 1983 Colchester Archaeological Report 2: The Roman small finds from excavations in Colchester, 1971-9 Colchester : Colchester Archaeological Trust Ltd, , No. 1786
Johns, C., 1996 The Jewellery of Roman Britain: Celtic and Classical Traditions : UCL Press.
Class: Henig Type II
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Donated to the Isle of Wight Heritage Service, 26/2/2015
Subsequent action after recording: Donated to a museum
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 200
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 21.4 mm
Width: 8.4 mm
Thickness: 2.2 mm
Weight: 1.39 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 9th February 2015 - Monday 9th February 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2015-3-19
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Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crummy, N. | 1983 | Colchester Archaeological Report 2: The Roman small finds from excavations in Colchester, 1971-9 | Colchester | Colchester Archaeological Trust Ltd | 48-49, fig. 50 | 1786 |
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