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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Sassanian
Title:Ring with engraved gemstone
Date Made:224–651 CE
Type:Adornment
Materials:Agate and gold
Place Made:Asia
Accession Number:  MH 1989.7.27
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:
pale tan-colored stone with engraving. Modern gold setting. Stone is engraved on both sides: one side with vegetation of some kind and the other with a leaping stag (?) The stone is on a swivel which is part of the modern gold setting, which allows the wearer to chose which side to display and which to obscure.

Tags:
ancient; archaeology; jewelry

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