Record ID: FAPJW-AB59E5
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Published
An elaborate and unusual gold finger ring with blue glass setting, probably dating to the third century AD. The hoop of the finger ring is sub-rectangular with an internal diameter of 13.5mm and an external diameter of 14mm. The hoop has been hammered from sheet gold. Irregular hammer marks are visible on its external surface and a join is visible on its internal surface. At its base, the hoop has a width of 4mm. This expands at the shoulders to a maximum width of 10mm. A cylindrical bezel extends from the centre of the widest part of the hoop. The bezel has a diameter of 8mm at its b…
Created on: Monday 9th July 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 14th November 2018
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