Record ID: NMGW-B74473
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Newport
Workflow stage: Published
A complete cast copper alloy Roman finger ring (c.AD 100-410). The ring comprises the bezel, shoulders and hoop (diameter 23.9 x 24.9mm). The band of the ring is at its narrowest at the bottom of the hoop (4.3mm wide x 3.1mm thick) and expands very gradually and unevenly on either side (reaching a width of 6.3mm wide x 3mm thick on one side and 5.4mm wide x 2.6mm thick on the other) before expanding to decorative sub-triangular/fan-shaped shoulders (13.7mm long) which hold the central bezel. The shoulders are each decorated with 6 incised lines and reach their widest points (15.9m…
Created on: Monday 22nd November 2021
Last updated: Sunday 24th July 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-C6F4C2
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Newport
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy finger-ring probably of Roman date The finger-ring is incomplete and distorted, missing the setting and is fragmented at the base of the hoop (with a distorted length of 17.8mm and with a weight of 2.6g). The hoop is of D-shaped section and gradually expands from the base of the hoop to the shoulders (with a minimum width and thickness of 5mm and 2.2mm respectively) and bezel. The bezel is of oval form (8.9mm wide and 2.3mm thick) and is distorted and torn. The bezel has a recessed oval cell (11.6mm x 8.8mm), which would have contained a glass paste, enamel or stone se…
Created on: Monday 1st December 2014
Last updated: Monday 1st December 2014
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Record ID: NMGW-D725C3
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Newport
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman silver finger ring, probably of 3rd century AD date The finger ring is complete and is comparatively large with an internal diameter of 22.82mm (27.55mm external) and weighing 11.5g. The ring has a width of 9.63mm and is composed of ten concave panels or facets (4.1mm long) separated by rounded ribs. Each of the panels contains a stamped letter: V T E (rev.) R E (rev.) F E(rev.) L I X Forming the inscription: Utere Felix Meaning ‘Carry Fortune’ There is the suggestion of a vertical column of five punched dots on the rib between the last ‘E’ of Utere and the ‘F…
Created on: Tuesday 7th March 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-AB0F81
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Newport
Workflow stage: Published
Gold finger ring with an inscription on the inside of the band reading: GOD ABOVE KEEP US IN LOVE The inscription is followed by a makers mark consisting of I G above an S , contained within a heart motif. There is another mark of a C within a circle. These marks have proved difficult to trace and therefore it has proved difficult to obtain an accurate production date for the finger ring. The ring is likely to date from the 17th or 18th centuries. The letterforms in the inscription are more likely to date to the 18th century (Redknap Pers. Comm.). The outside face of the …
Created on: Tuesday 8th July 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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