Glass openwork finger ring

Roman

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171

Translucent blue.
Circular hoop made from two parallel rods with zigzag trail drawn around between them; circular flat bezel with thicker rounded edge.
Bezel stamped with a female portrait head in profile to right with bun on back of head.
Intact, but one open crack in one rod near junction with bezel; many pinprick and a few larger bubbles; dulling, pitting, and iridescent weathering.

Blue ring of three interlaced glass threads and round bezel with head in relief.

Glass openwork finger ring, Glass, Roman

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Glass openwork finger ring, Glass, Roman
Glass openwork finger ring, Glass, Roman

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