Record ID: SUSS-165E63
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete, copper alloy, Roman, Henig type II, Guiraud 2, finger ring, AD.43-200. The object is the oval setting for an intaglio or stone with the shoulders of the ring, the majority of the band is missing. The shoulders widen towards the bezel which is wide and oval. It has a recessed oval setting for a stone. The stone is now missing. A similar ring can be found in the Snettisham Jeweller's hoard, (Johns, 1997 pg99 no.242) and in Johns1996, pg 42, fig.3.1 where they are dated to the 1st and 2nd Century.
Created on: Monday 14th August 2017
Last updated: Monday 8th October 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SUSS-31AFD6
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
A complete gold Roman polygonal finger ring, AD.200-300. The ring has been distorted but is formed of a series of seven irregular lozenges connected t their narrowest points to form the ring band. Each lozenge is mildly concave though it is hard to determine if this is by design or due to the distortion. The ring is classified as a Henig's type IX. See also HAMP-F7A356, BUC-E7B767, DOR-790A2B Length: 26.17mm Width: 5.24mm Thickness: 0.9mm Weight: 4.46g
Created on: Wednesday 9th November 2016
Last updated: Saturday 11th July 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Lewes', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-112A4D
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
A complete silver Roman finger ring of Brancaster type, dating to the 4th - 5th Century, AD.300 - 450. The ring has a square bezel with an ovoid band that is flattened on the inside. The bezel depicts a bird with a crescent above and below it. On the shoulders of the ring there is incised decoration in the form of short curved lines that are arranged much like acanthus leaves on a column. They are above an incised line that runs across the band, below this is a worn area though it is possible to see more incised decoration, similar to the 1st short curved lines above a final line that…
Created on: Tuesday 20th September 2016
Last updated: Monday 24th June 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Compton', grid reference and parish protected.