Record ID: HESH-22C804
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
An irregular fragment from the bezel and shoulder of a gem set (intaglio) finger-ring; it is irregular in profile, broadly sub-rectangular in plan and D shaped in cross section. The fragment has been distorted by movement in the soil; both breaks are relatively fresh, although one (across the hoop) is more worn. The break across the bevel of the ring reveals the cross section of the gem (lost) which has a flat base and slightly curved (or dished) sides. From what remains of the setting it is suggested that the shape of the gem or stone was oval in plan. The outer edges of the stone se…
Created on: Wednesday 23rd December 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 16th July 2013
Spatial data recorded.