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Record ID: WMID-782030
Object type: EAR RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy probable Roman ear-ring ring, dating to the period circa AD 43-400.
The object is circular and forms an incomplete hoop which has a sub-oval cross-section. The terminals are narrowed and pointed. The ends almost meet and are slightly angled away from each other. The object has a mid-brown coloured patina across all surfaces with a small trace of gilding.
Objects of this shape are quite common finds from Roman contexts and are usually interpreted as earrings (Allason-Jones "Ear-Rings in Roman Britain", this is interpreted as Type 1 common from 1st to the 4th centur…
Created on: Thursday 11th January 2018
Last updated: Friday 12th January 2018
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