A ROMAN CARNELIAN RING STONE
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
The flat oval stone engraved with a gryllos, composed of a mask of a bearded man conjoined to a mask of a bald and bearded Silenus, an elephant head projecting on one side, with a long trunk gripping a branch; mounted as a ring in a modern gold setting
½ in. (1.3 cm.) long; ring size 7½
A ROMAN CARNELIAN RING STONE
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
The flat oval stone engraved with a gryllos, composed of a mask of a bearded man conjoined to a mask of a bald and bearded Silenus, an elephant head projecting on one side, with a long trunk gripping a branch; mounted as a ring in a modern gold setting
½ in. (1.3 cm.) long; ring size 7½
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