Ring Engraved with a Bust of Zeus-Serapis

3rd century CE Diam: 11/16 in. (1.75 cm) Citation Source image

This gold ring has a heavy elliptical hoop and a broad flat bezel. Carved in intaglio on the bezel is a bust of the Greco-Egyptian deity Zeus-Serapis wearing a modius in profile to the left.

Artifact

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28301
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object
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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1
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sourceUrl https://purl.thewalters.org/art/57.1526

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Medium
gold
Genre
rings

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