Ring with bezel in the form of a bust of Serapis

Ptolemaic or Roman Period

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 137

A bust of Serapis was hammered and chased, rather than cast, out of gold and then soldered at an angle to the flat bezel of this ring.

Rings of this form are most characteristic of Egypt, and Serapis is the god most frequently represented.

Ring with bezel in the form of a bust of Serapis, Gold

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Ring with bezel in the form of a bust of Serapis, Gold
Ring with bezel in the form of a bust of Serapis, Gold

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