- KM012 (Early Roman Gold Finger Ring with Nicolo Intaglio) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Kenchreai Cemetery Project Inventoried Objects
- Typological identification
- Finger Ring
- Typological identification
- Intaglio
- Bibliography
- Rifeetal2007, pp. 159-160, fig. 12
- Description
- Gold finger ring with dark blue nicolo intaglio (flat-banded, blue agate). Oval gem with flat, bevelled upper surface (Boardman type F2). Gem shows light blue top layer and blackish blue interior; narrow band of light blue visible at bezel. Intaglio shows bust of a man with wavey(?) short hair tied by fillet in profile facing left, incised through upper light blue layer of stone into blackish blue underlayer. The ring has a narrow band with convex exterior and flat interior widening toward bezel.
- Preservation comment
- Intact. Excellent condition but slight denting around rim.
- Other Dimensions
- Inner Diam. 0.011
- Other Dimensions
- W. bezel 0.010
- Other Dimensions
- W. stone 0.008
- Material
- Gemstone (Material)
- Material
- Gold (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Person (Visual Motif)
- Drawing
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- Photograph
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- Photograph
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“KM012 (Early Roman Gold Finger Ring with Nicolo Intaglio).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kcp/km012>
