Bronze finger ring
description
Complete ring with oval hoop, expanding to faceted shoulder and thickened bezel.
The bezel is set with a blue/green glass paste intaglio at the centre of which is an impressed ring and dot motif.
The ring falls within Henig’s Type XII and part of his ‘trinket’ grouping in use in the 3rd century and probably later.
Other information & metadata
Site location: Stoke Gifford, South Gloucestershire
Project type: Archaeological excavation
Site type: Rural settelment
Discovery context: Unstratified
Links:
A newly discovered Roman villa at Stoke Gifford, South Gloucestershire – website story
Stoke Gifford Roman Villa – 3D model collection
Collection
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Material
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Dimensions
Internal hoop diameter: 16-18mm
Width: 3.2-9mm
