© Museu de Badalona
Omeka ID 1914
Ciutat romana de Baetulo. Coll i Pujol
Roman world

lost signet ring

MB 18806

Object type
ring
Production date
Fabric
-
Museum
Museu de Badalona
Culture
Roman world
Discovery location
Ciutat romana de Baetulo. Coll i Pujol
Materials
gold
Township
Badalona (Europa, Espanya, Catalunya, Barcelona, Barcelonès)
Technique
casting
Where is it?
Exposició permanent
Dimensions
2 cm
Description
Circular cross-section ring with a thickening in the part where the stone would be embedded. It was found near the Via Augusta, in a funerary enclosure, where there was an ustrinum or space for the cremation of the dead. In addition to charcoal and remains of human bones, four glass ointments and this gold ring were recovered. It must have been decorated with a precious stone or glass, perhaps carved, but now lost, and which must have been part of the attire of the cremated person.