Provenance
- 1983
Damon Mezzacappa and Jonathan H. Kagan (New York, New York), donated to the J. Paul Getty Museum, 1983.
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Two-Piece Cast Gem Set Into a Fragmentary Hollow Ring
Unknown
Roman
second half of 1st century B.C.
Gem: glass; ring: gold
83.AN.437.17
0.9 × 1.5 cm (3/8 × 9/16 in.)
Gift of Damon Mezzacappa and Jonathan H. Kagan
Small winged Eros riding a goat to right. The gem is banded green/white/blue/white/green on top. Traces of gold leaf remain in the device. The fragmentary gold ring is hollow and somewhat crushed, with much of the hoop missing.
Damon Mezzacappa and Jonathan H. Kagan (New York, New York), donated to the J. Paul Getty Museum, 1983.