A ROMAN CARNELIAN RING STONE
A ROMAN CARNELIAN RING STONE

CIRCA LATE 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.

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A ROMAN CARNELIAN RING STONE
circa late 1st-2nd century a.d.
The oval stone engraved with a bust of a young, beardless Herakles, his lionskin knotted around his neck, with a two-letter Latin inscription in the field, A N, likely the initials of the owner
7 in. (1.1 cm) long

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