Ring

MS3359

From: Italy

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

Object Number MS3359
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Greek | Etruscan (uncertain)
Provenience Italy
Section Mediterranean
Materials Gold
Iconography Cock?
Description

Small ring, probably for a child. The ring is plain, gradually increasing in width as it nears the bezel. Rectangular, small bezel, all in one piece with the ring. Intaglio design on bezel, perhaps a representation of the head and neck of a cock.

Height 0.4 cm
Width 0.6 cm
Outside Diameter 1.6 cm
Credit Line Museum Purchase; subscription of John Wanamaker, 1896
Other Number 22 - Other Number

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