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Molded Gem Inset Into a Fragmentary Ring

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Date: about 40–30 B.C.
Medium: Gem: opaque blue glass; fragmentary ring attached to gem: bronze; detached ring: gold
Culture: Roman
Department: Jewelry
Institution: Getty Museum

Head of Octavian right; the gem is set into a fragmentary bronze ring. Previously inset into a gold ring; the fragmentary bronze ring and gem are not original to the gold ring.

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