sim. Henig1994, p. 178, no. 389 (branch-engraved gemstone; Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge; 1st century CE)
Comparanda
sim. WaltersSmith1926, p. 262, nos. 2684, 2685, pl. XXIX (BM; branch-engraved gemstone)
Conservation
2008 (June 28): gemstone cleaned with distilled water; bronze cleaned mechanically with microairabrasive unit; immersed in solution of Incralac 5% diluted in toluene (Nikol Anastasatou).
Description
Bronze ring with carnelian intaglio. Loop with square section, slightly angled shoulders, and flaring bezel with rounded surface. Set into shallow depression on top is red carnelian cut into a small oval with a flat upper surface and beveled edge. Gemstone displays engraving in vertical format: simple branch consisting of stem and four leaves per side.
Preservation description
Intact. Slight bronze disease on band; stone in excellent condition.
Published as
Panelas2022, pp. 1054-1055, 1081-1082, no. 685, fig. 22.1
