Glass finger ring
Translucent honey yellow, with opaque white trails and opaque green blob.
Circular hoop and cross section made from a straight rod and bent into ring so that ends meet at bezel.
Top of bezel shaped into an oval projecting blob in green, encircled by white, imitating a gem; spirally twisted trails in hoop.
Intact; some pinprick bubbles; dulling, slight pitting and weathering.
Many rings of this type have been found at sites throughout the Roman Empire.
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