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Two-piece Cast Gem Inset Into a Ring

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

Two-piece cast glass gem inset into a bronze ring. Glass with image of centaur Chiron, seated, teaching the young Achilles, who stands and holds a lyre. The glass is banded green/white/blue/white/green; traces of gold leaf remain in the device.

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