Bronze finger ring set with engraved intaglio: Neptune with dolphin and trident

Details

• Title

  Bronze finger ring set with engraved intaglio: Neptune with dolphin and trident

• Associated place

  Europe › United Kingdom › England › Oxfordshire › South Oxfordshire District › Woodeaton (find spot)

• Date

  100 - 150 AD
  Early Roman Period (Britain) (AD 43 - 200)

• Material and technique

  copper alloy, nicolo

• Material index

  processed material › metal › alloy › copper alloy;

  inorganic › mineral › silica › quartz › onyx › nicolo

• Object type

  personal ornament › jewellery › finger-ring

• Dimensions

  2.1 cm (diameter)
  1.2 cm [bezel] (width)
  3.94 g (weight)
  3.94 g (weight)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Purchased from C J Manning in 1921, from the collection of Mr Percy Manning.

• Museum location

  Ground floor | Gallery 13 | Rome

• Museum department

  Antiquities

• Accession no.

  AN1921.116

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