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ROMAN PERIOD, CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
Details
AN EGYPTIAN GOLD FINGER RING
Roman Period, Circa 1st-2nd Century A.D.
The plain hoop, round in section, coiled at each end, the terminals each in the form of a draped bust of a goddess, perhaps Isis and Nephthys, each in a feathered headdress, the bust emerging from acanthus, the drapery of each slightly different, with a length of plain wire beaded at its midpoint, wrapped around the coils of the hoop and wound back around
7/8 in. (2.2 cm) wide; ring size 6½
Roman Period, Circa 1st-2nd Century A.D.
The plain hoop, round in section, coiled at each end, the terminals each in the form of a draped bust of a goddess, perhaps Isis and Nephthys, each in a feathered headdress, the bust emerging from acanthus, the drapery of each slightly different, with a length of plain wire beaded at its midpoint, wrapped around the coils of the hoop and wound back around
7/8 in. (2.2 cm) wide; ring size 6½
Provenance
Acquired in London in the 1960s