Intaglio gem set in gold finger-ring, lion (Leo) attacking an animal, scorpion (Scorpio) above

Details

• Title

  Intaglio gem set in gold finger-ring, lion (Leo) attacking an animal, scorpion (Scorpio) above

• Associated place

  The Roman World (place of creation)

• Date

  3rd century AD (AD 201 - 300)

• Material and technique

  chalcedony, gold

• Object type

  personal ornament › jewellery › finger-ring;

  miscellaneous equipment › ornament › gem

• Dimensions

  2.18 cm (length)
  2.73 cm (width)
  0.8 cm (height)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by Revd. G.J.Chester, 1892.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Antiquities

• Accession no.

  AN1892.1539

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