Red jasper ring stone
Serpent carries off the child Opheltes
The story of Opheltes of Nemea in the Peloponnese, who was put in charge of Hypistyle, the banished daughter of king Thoas of Lemnos, and who was killed by a dragon while he was left alone for a short while, is the subject of a tragedy named Hypistyle by the Classical Greek playright Euripides.
The story of Opheltes of Nemea in the Peloponnese, who was put in charge of Hypistyle, the banished daughter of king Thoas of Lemnos, and who was killed by a dragon while he was left alone for a short while, is the subject of a tragedy named Hypistyle by the Classical Greek playright Euripides.
Artwork Details
- Title: Red jasper ring stone
- Period: Late Republican or Imperial
- Date: ca. 1st century BCE–3rd century CE
- Culture: Roman
- Medium: Jasper, red
- Dimensions: Length: 5/8 in. (1.6 cm)
- Classification: Gems
- Credit Line: Gift of John Taylor Johnston, 1881
- Object Number: 81.6.110
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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