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Ring with round gem with bust of Isis
Greek
Hellenistic Period
1st century B.C.
Medium/Technique
Gold and garnet
Dimensions
Length: 10 mm (3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution
Accession Number01.7598
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Rings
DescriptionRing with garnet gem with bust of Isis, facing left. She wears a horn and sun disc headpiece, tied on with a fillet. Corkscrew ringlets frame her face, and she wears a cloak tied at the shoulder. The pupil of her eye is drilled.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: Bought in Athens.); December 1901: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren