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CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
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A ROMAN CARNELIAN RING STONE
CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
The flat oval stone bevelled on its edges, engraved with a standing Dioscurus, nude but for boots and a mantle draped over his left arm, holding a sword in his left hand, a spear in his right, his head surmounted by a star, on a short ground line; mounted as a ring in a 19th century gold setting
9/16 in. (1.4 cm.) long; ring size 7½
CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
The flat oval stone bevelled on its edges, engraved with a standing Dioscurus, nude but for boots and a mantle draped over his left arm, holding a sword in his left hand, a spear in his right, his head surmounted by a star, on a short ground line; mounted as a ring in a 19th century gold setting
9/16 in. (1.4 cm.) long; ring size 7½