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Two-Piece Cast Gem Set Into a Fragmentary Hollow Ring

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Date: second half of 1st century B.C.
Medium: Gem: glass; ring: gold
Culture: Roman
Department: Jewelry
Institution: Getty Museum

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.

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