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CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
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TWO ROMAN CARNELIAN RING STONES
Circa 1st Century A.D.
Both flat ovals, one engraved with a standing draped figure of the goddess Fortuna, holding a cornucopia and a ship's rudder, and one engraved with a bearded figure, perhaps Vulcan, leaning forward, holding an attribute, perhaps a hammer, a mantle draped over his shoulders; mounted as earrings in 19th century gold settings
½ in. (1.3 cm) long (2)
Circa 1st Century A.D.
Both flat ovals, one engraved with a standing draped figure of the goddess Fortuna, holding a cornucopia and a ship's rudder, and one engraved with a bearded figure, perhaps Vulcan, leaning forward, holding an attribute, perhaps a hammer, a mantle draped over his shoulders; mounted as earrings in 19th century gold settings
½ in. (1.3 cm) long (2)