Gem

Ring

50-1-116B

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 50-1-116B
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Roman
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Roman Period
Date Made 30 BCE-330 CE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Sardonyx | Gold
Technique Intaglio
Iconography Victory | Nike | Inscription
Description

Plain band broadening toward gem. Incised on inner surface: Victoria in cursive script. Gem oval, convex on outer surface. The stone has a layer of white below, orange above. Cut in intaglio is the figure of a standing Victory or Nike facing to right.

Length 1.2 cm
Width 0.8 cm
Outside Diameter 2.3 cm
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. R. Hare Davis, 1950

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