Record ID: SF-0DB2A6
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Roman to Early Medieval possible finger ring, dating to AD 300-600. It consists of a strip of metal which tapers towards both ends and it has a sub-rectangular cross-section. The strip is partially folded and possibly it has a transverse groove on the front face. The surfaces are moderately abraded. The lack of decoration does not allow a closer period identification for the object. For an example of close Roman finger ring see Crummy (1983, p. 48, fig. 50, no. 1773); for Early Medieval examples see West (1998, p. 144, fig. 28, no. 7.1-7.2). Length, u…
Created on: Friday 31st May 2019
Last updated: Friday 13th December 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wenhaston with Mells Hamlet', grid reference and parish protected.