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Roman copper alloy finger ring
Finger-ring with an oval bezel and notched shoulders. The setting is of a yellow glass-paste and is decorated by a moulded figure of a standing male. Little detail survives, but the figure is stocky, with short legs and large head.
Only about half the ring survives. Setting cracked and surface much decayed.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
84.117H/2.20
Find Information
Site Name: Caerwent Courtyard House, Caerwent
Grid Reference: ST 468 907
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1983
Notes: Context: 1132, foundation cut; Phase II - late third century
Acquisition
Donation, 4/12/1984
Measurements
length / mm:10 (setting)
width / mm:7.5 (setting)
Material
copper alloy
glass
Location
In store
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