A ROMAN CARNELIAN RING STONE
A ROMAN CARNELIAN RING STONE

ROMAN REPUBLIC, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.

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A ROMAN CARNELIAN RING STONE
ROMAN REPUBLIC, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.
The flat oval stone engraved with a ram in profile to the left, holding a small dog upside-down in its mouth, the ram's fleece and tail delineated by drilled stippling, on a groundline, an inscription above reading, MESTI, in the impression; mounted as a ring in a modern gold setting
7/16 in. (1.2 cm.) long; ring size 8

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