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CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
Details
A ROMAN RED JASPER RING STONE
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
The flat oval stone deeply engraved with a head of Medusa in three-quarter view, her hair elaborately arranged in rows of plaits, snakes emanating from the coiffure and along her neck, two snakes crossing the front of her neck, a wing in her hair
7/8 in. (2.2 cm.) long
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
The flat oval stone deeply engraved with a head of Medusa in three-quarter view, her hair elaborately arranged in rows of plaits, snakes emanating from the coiffure and along her neck, two snakes crossing the front of her neck, a wing in her hair
7/8 in. (2.2 cm.) long
Provenance
London Art Market, 1980s.