Ring
50 BC-50 AD (made)
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Gold ring, the swelling hoop set with a carnelian intaglio of the head of the Emperor Augustus cut to the shape of his head.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Gold set with a carnelian intaglio |
| Brief description | Gold ring, the swelling hoop set with a carnelian intaglio possibly of the head of the Emperor Augustus, Roman Empire, 50 BC- AD 50 |
| Physical description | Gold ring, the swelling hoop set with a carnelian intaglio of the head of the Emperor Augustus cut to the shape of his head. |
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| Object history | Found near Rome in 1857, ex Waterton Collection |
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| Accession number | 461-1871 |
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| Record created | March 24, 2006 |
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