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Roman copper allo key finger ring
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Somerset County Council, Wil Partridge, 2018-03-07 09:06:47
Title
Roman copper allo key finger ring
Description
English: A Roman copper alloy finger ring of Guiraud's type 5 ('ring-key'), probably dating to c. AD 200-410. The hoop is D-shaoed in plan, with a flatened and slightly projecting rectangular bezel, of equal width to the hoop. The hoop is plano-convex in cross section and unelaborated. From one corner of the bezel and perpendicular to the hoop projects a sub-circular-sectioned hollow shank with an extremely simple sub-triangular bit projecting from its inside edge near to its base.

Dimensions: Across hoop 19.9mm; width of hoop 4.3mm; thickness of hoop 2.0mm; length of key 14.8mm; diameter of shank 4.4mm; width of key including bit 7.1mm; weight 3.77g.

Although with more elaborate bits, similar 'ring-key's are published by Crummy (1983: 84, nos. 2164-2165, 2169), excavated in late Roman contexts at Colchester. No. 2195 (ibid: 85), a gilt copper alloy lock plate from a small casket from a grave dating to the fourth century held a 'ring-key' in situ. A further comparable finger rings excavated in Exeter are published by Holbrook & Bidwell (1991: 254, no. 87-88), the former dated to the 4th century, the latter, and more comparable, unfortunately undated. Such finger rings are classified by Guiraud as Type 5.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Devon
Date between 200 and 410
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FindID: 886968
Old ref: DEV-85654B
Filename: DEV85654B.JPG
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/1005031
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/1005031/recordtype/artefacts
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/886968
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Object location50° 53′ 41.64″ N, 3° 24′ 43.52″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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