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CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
Details
A ROMAN GOLD AND HELIOTROPE FINGER RING
CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
The plain hoop carinated on the exterior, expanding to the shoulders, the plain oval bezel set with a flat oval magic gem engraved with Abrasax, the snake-legged deity with the head of a cock, armed with a whip and a shield, three symbols inscribed below
7/8 in. (2.2 cm.) wide; ring size 4
CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
The plain hoop carinated on the exterior, expanding to the shoulders, the plain oval bezel set with a flat oval magic gem engraved with Abrasax, the snake-legged deity with the head of a cock, armed with a whip and a shield, three symbols inscribed below
7/8 in. (2.2 cm.) wide; ring size 4
Provenance
Acquired by the current owner in the 1980s.