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Engraved Gem Set Into a Ring
Unknown2nd–3rd century A.D.
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
The goddess Nemesis, the personification of moral right and retribution, standing right; she holds a staff behind her back with her right hand and pulls out her drapery with her left hand; a wheel is at her feet; groundline. The bronze ring is decorated with a pattern of V-shaped grooves.
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Details
- Title: Engraved Gem Set Into a Ring
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: 2nd–3rd century A.D.
- Physical Dimensions: 1.1 × 0.8 cm (7/16 × 5/16 in.)
- Type: Gem
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Gem: red jasper; ring: bronze
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 78.AN.322.1
- Culture: Roman
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California, Gift of Ira, Larry and Mark Goldberg
- Creator Display Name: Unknown
- Classification: Jewelry
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