Glass finger ring

Greek, Eastern Mediterranean

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171

Translucent cobalt blue.
Broad hoop with D-shaped cross section with beveled edges, broadening into large oval bezel, concave on upper surface, with raised rim sloping outwards.
The bezel would have been decorated with an inlay made of stone or glass imitating a gem.
Complete except for large hole in center of hollow bezel and weathering crack across back of hoop; pitting, patches of thick creamy weathering, and brilliant iridescence.

The concave oval bezel originally would have contained a decorative stone or imitation glass gem.

Glass finger ring, Glass, Greek, Eastern Mediterranean

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