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Signet Ring

2nd century-3rd century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Gold signet ring, the swelling hoop set with a garnet intaglio of a crowned female head, with faceted shoulders


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Gold set with a garnet intaglio
Brief description
Gold signet ring, the swelling hoop set with a garnet intaglio of a crowned female head, with faceted shoulders, Greco-Roman, 2nd or 3rd century
Physical description
Gold signet ring, the swelling hoop set with a garnet intaglio of a crowned female head, with faceted shoulders
Dimensions
  • Height: 1.9cm
  • Width: 2.2cm
  • Depth: 1cm
Style
Credit line
Given by Dame Joan Evans
Production
Greco-Roman
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Scarisbrick, Diana, and Gerald Taylor, Finger Rings from Ancient Egypt to the Present Day, London: Lund Humphries, 1978.
Collection
Accession number
M.36-1967

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Record createdMarch 24, 2006
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