Openwork ring
3rd century AD
Dimensions
Height: 0.8 cm (5/16 in.) Maximum Diameter: 2 cm (13/16 in.)
Accession Number
2001.135
Medium or Technique
Gold and semiprecious stone (sardonyx?)
On View
Gems and Jewelry of the Ancient Mediterranean (Made possible by the Vance Wall Foundation) (Gallery 210A)
Collections
Classifications
A gold ring with openwork (or pierced work; opus interrasile) composed of a design of juxtaposed peltae and scroll work. At the front the scrollwork is organized in a square field with a central "chi." From this rises an "omega" and a "lambda" mounted on a kind of pedestal. At the back of the ring is a solid, quasi-square panel set with a two-layered (white and honey-colored) stone.