ROMAN KEY RING, 1st-3rd CENTURY AD, SIZE 7 viking brooch Elaborate rococo scrolling edged bezel

Elaborate rococo scrolling edged bezel vacant below for the owner’s initial or monogram

Oval bezel cut with five marks

size 8 1/4 with 2

6mm band with a high roped crest over 2/3 its circumference

ROMAN KEY RING, 1st-3rd CENTURY AD, SIZE 7 viking brooch Elaborate rococo scrolling edged bezelBronze, oval form, 7. 4mm width low rounded band and large raised rectangular projection, angularly keyed to allow operation of a lock mechanism. Small, size 7 for a womans finger. These rings were made to operate the locks on jewelry boxes and wearing such rings was a status symbol, implying that the wearer owned such a box. Accordingly, some were made and worn, when no jewelry box existed. Stable excavated condition.