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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Greek or Roman
Title:Intaglio Gemstone Ring
Date Made:200 BCE-200 CE
Type:Jewelry
Materials:dark red gem with whitish surface layer, probably sardonyx; modern gold setting
Measurements:1/2 x 3/8 x 13/16 in.; 1.27 x .9525 x 2.0638 cm
Accession Number:  MH 1989.7.26
Credit Line:Gift of Mrs. Frank S. Owen (Margaret Owen, Class of 1919) in memory of Austin B. Mason
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Oval gem with intaglio design of goddess flanked by two animals and by crescent moon and a star. Possibly Artemis of Ephesus as Mistress of Animals (Potnia Theron).

Tags:
ancient; archaeology; jewelry

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