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CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
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A ROMAN ONYX CAMEO
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
The oval stone in two layers, white on black, carved with an older man approaching an altar from the right, nude but for a swirling mantle, his arms outstretched above the altar, with two figures standing to the left, one depicted nude, on a groundline; mounted as a ring in a circa late 18th century gold setting
½ in. (1.3 cm.) wide; ring size 8
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
The oval stone in two layers, white on black, carved with an older man approaching an altar from the right, nude but for a swirling mantle, his arms outstretched above the altar, with two figures standing to the left, one depicted nude, on a groundline; mounted as a ring in a circa late 18th century gold setting
½ in. (1.3 cm.) wide; ring size 8