File:Roman silver finger ring, 2008-T716 (FindID 239589).jpg

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Roman silver finger ring, 2008-T716
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National Museum Liverpool, Frances McIntosh, 2008-12-04 12:05:25
Title
Roman silver finger ring, 2008-T716
Description
English: Treasure number- 2008 T716.

Roman silver finger ring, complete, with ovular hoop which expands and swells to a flattened bezel set with an oval, orangey-red carnelian intaglio. The intaglio depicts Bonus Eventus, who is shown standing facing with his head left, his outstretched left hand holding a patera, and his right arm down by his side ears of corn. The figure stands on an engraved line to represent the earth. The inside of the hoop is concreted with traces of soil.

Discussion: Bonus Eventus, the male equivalent of Ceres and therefore associated with agriculture, is a popular figure on gemstones in Britain. For parallels see Henig 1978, nos. 203-15, and also the Snettisham jeweller's hoard, particularly no. 114 (Johns 1997).

Date: 2nd century AD

Ext. d.: 22mm Int. d.: 15.1mm Wt. (uncleaned): 8.1g

Note: this item is made substantially of silver and is more than 300 years old, and thus qualifies as treasure as stipulated in the Treasure Act 1996.
Depicted place (County of findspot) East Riding of Yorkshire
Date between 100 and 200
Accession number
FindID: 239589
Old ref: LVPL-EA2391
Filename: 2008-T716.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
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Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/195710
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/239589
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Object location53° 45′ 49.68″ N, 0° 37′ 05.96″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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