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Engraved Gem with Mars inset into a Hollow Ring (Main View, front)
Unknown
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
Oval gem (probably type C8) inset into a hollow gold ring. Gem is engraved with the image of a warrior, probably Mars (Greek: Ares), wearing armor and a crested helmet. He stands frontally with his head turned to the left, leaning on a long spear held in his right hand and his left holds a sword. To his left is a shield resting on a garlanded altar.
Details
- Title: Engraved Gem with Mars inset into a Hollow Ring (Main View, front)
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: 2nd–1st century B.C.
- Physical Dimensions: 1.8 × 1.3 × 6.5 cm (11/16 × 1/2 × 2 9/16 in.)
- Type: Gem
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Gem: red garnet; ring: gold
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 85.AN.370.77
- Culture: Roman
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California
- Creator Display Name: Unknown
- Classification: Jewelry
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