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CIRCA 3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D. AND CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
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A ROMAN GOLD AND CARNELIAN FINGER RING
CIRCA 3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D. AND CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
The thin plain hoop round in section, with two large granules on either side of the join to the oval bezel, scalloped along the perimeter, each petal with a single Greek letter, forming the inscription XEPEHA\KP\k[O]\KL\kaYE, "rejoice-enjoy," recessed in the center and set with an earlier flat carnelian engraved with the head of Lyssipan Hercules in profile to the left, a diadem in his wavy hair, his thick voluminous beard curving outward
1 in. (2.5 cm.) long; ring size 7½
CIRCA 3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D. AND CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
The thin plain hoop round in section, with two large granules on either side of the join to the oval bezel, scalloped along the perimeter, each petal with a single Greek letter, forming the inscription XEPEHA\KP\k[O]\KL\kaYE, "rejoice-enjoy," recessed in the center and set with an earlier flat carnelian engraved with the head of Lyssipan Hercules in profile to the left, a diadem in his wavy hair, his thick voluminous beard curving outward
1 in. (2.5 cm.) long; ring size 7½
Provenance
Francesca Artuner, Brussels, 1991.
with Fortuna Fine Art, New York (To Dress in Gold, Jewelry of the Ancient World, 2004, no. 145).
with Fortuna Fine Art, New York (To Dress in Gold, Jewelry of the Ancient World, 2004, no. 145).
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