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COLEM:2014.27.240.AJ

Colchester Collections

ring, finger ring

The Fenwick Treasure

This Roman gold ring is part of the Fenwick Treasure, discovered in 2014 under the Fenwick store in Colchester High Street. The treasure, also known as the Insula 19 Hoard, is one of the finest groups of jewellery from early Roman Britain. It was buried when Queen Boudica attacked the city in AD 60/1 but was never recovered by its owners. The gold jewellery in the hoard is similar to some of those discovered in Pompeii, which were buried by the eruption of Vesuvius almost 20 years later. This ring is decorated with an emerald, which the Romans valued not only for their colour, but also for their perceived healing properties and links to fertility. The ring's hoop is ovoid and has a flattened bezel, set with a chamfered rectangular shaped emerald.

0060 - 0061

Roman

gold, emerald

internal diameter: 16.00 mm
bezel width: 8.00 mm
weight: 7.00 g

On Display - Castle, Colchester