Provenance
- 1983
Damon Mezzacappa and Jonathan H. Kagan (New York, New York), donated to the J. Paul Getty Museum, 1983.
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Object Details
Title:
Two-Piece Cast Gem Set Into a Fragmentary Hollow Ring
Artist/Maker:
Unknown
Culture:
Roman
Date:
second half of 1st century B.C.
Medium:
Gem: glass; ring: gold
Object Number:
83.AN.437.17
Dimensions:
0.9 × 1.5 cm (3/8 × 9/16 in.)
Credit Line:
Gift of Damon Mezzacappa and Jonathan H. Kagan
Object Description
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.