Ring

Ptolemaic Period

200–30 B.C.

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 134

This ring is set with a garnet cabochon, that is, a garnet cut and polished so as to be rounded rather than faceted. Such rings became popular in the later Hellenistic Period.

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Title: Ring
Period: Ptolemaic Period
Dynasty: Ptolemaic Dynasty
Date: 200–30 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt
Medium: Gold, garnet
Dimensions: L. 1.9 x W. 1.6 cm (3/4 x 5/8 in)
Credit Line: Gift of Helen Miller Gould, 1910
Object Number: 10.130.1427
Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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