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Finger Ring

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Date: late 6th century B.C.
Medium: Gold
Culture: Etruscan
Department: Jewelry
Institution: Getty Museum

A hollow gold finger ring is made of a convex, undecorated sheet of gold joined to separate flat sheet on the inside. The ring may was formed over a core substance, loose pieces of which remain inside. A lightweight ring, such as this one, was meant for funerary display rather than daily wear.

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