New Finds of Roman Rings from a Rich Grave in Cemetery III, Rusovce‑Gerulata

Abstract

In 2014 a unique burial was unearthed in Gerulata cemetery III, containing an unusual number of rings. The buried woman aged 40–49 had two rings on each hand, one of which was a signet ring with a gem depicting the Egyptian deities Serapis and Isis. Another unusual item was a bracelet composed of seven disks with side openings for a string. Two glazed vessels have enlarged the number of known vessels of this type from this site to 13 pieces.

Keywords

• Gerulata
• Roman period
• burial
• finger ring
• gem
• Isis
• Serapis
• glazed vessels
• anthropological analysis