Signet Ring
2nd century (made)
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Iron signet ring, the oval bezel engraved with a bust of Serapis above a griffin
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Materials and techniques | Engraved iron |
Brief description | Iron signet ring, the oval bezel engraved with a bust of Serapis above a griffin, Greco-Roman, 2nd century |
Physical description | Iron signet ring, the oval bezel engraved with a bust of Serapis above a griffin |
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Object history | ex Waterton Collection |
Production | Greco-Roman |
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Bibliographic reference | Waterton, Edmund 'Dactyliotheca Watertoniana: a descriptive catalogue of the finger-rings in the collection of Mrs Waterton', p.64 no.1 |
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Accession number | 489-1871 |
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Record created | March 20, 2006 |
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