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The intaglio carved in this garnet represents a figure wearing a helmet with a crest, presumably one of the Olympian gods like Ares.
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Title: Ring with gem intaglio of helmeted head
Period: Roman Period
Date: A.D. 2nd century
Geography: From Egypt
Medium: Gold, garnet
Dimensions: L. 15/16 in.
Credit Line: Gift of Helen Miller Gould, 1910
Object Number: 10.130.1424
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