Finger Ring

Object/Artifact

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Trimontium Museum

Image © National Museums Scotland

Image © National Museums Scotland

Name/Title

Finger Ring

Entry/Object ID

X.FRA 735

Description

Finger ring of iron, from the Roman site at Newstead (Trimontium), Roxburghshire, 80 - 180 AD

Use

Finger rings were used for jewellery, may have helped to denote status, and for communication purposes (in the case of intaglios which could be used as a form of signature).

Context

Different classes of people lived at the fort, from slaves to high ranking military officers. The presence of luxury personal items such as rings helps to paint a dynamic picture of life at the fort.

Collection

National Museums Scotland

Category

Ring
Jewellery

Acquisition

Accession

X.FRA 735

Made/Created

Time Period

1st - 2nd century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Europe

Culture/Tribe

Romano British

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Ring, Finger

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Jewelry

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Body Adornments

Nomenclature Class

Adornment

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Getty AAT

Concept

rings (finger jewelry)

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Previous Accession Number

Other Number

III.15.28

Material

Iron

Color

Black

Web Links and URLs

National Museums Scotland web link to artefact, Canmore web link to Newstead (Trimontium)

Provenance

Provenance Detail

1905 - 1911 Excavations

Acquisition Method

Found

Notes

James Curle