ring
Object NameRing and Intaglio
Made FromGlass
Date225-1 BCE
Place Madepossibly Roman Empire; possibly Italy; possibly Egypt
Techniquecast, cut, engraved
Size(a) Face W: 3.9 cm, D: 3.2 cm; (b) Face W: 2.5 cm, D: 1.8 cm
Accession Number66.1.133
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical Description(a) Colorless glass with greenish tinge, pitted with thin iridescent film; cast and cut. Ring with oval finger hole, band D-shaped in cross section; large flat oval face; undecorated. (b) Intaglio, similar glass as above; cast and engraved. Flat back; high convex surface engraved with a symmetrical scene of the dioskouri and their horses.Provenance
Source
Sergio Sangiorgi
(Italian) - 1966
Former Collection
Giorgio Sangiorgi
(Italian, 1886-1965)
