Ring with Gemstone Depicting an Ant | Yale University Art Gallery

A.D. 1–200

Medium: Quartz intaglio with modern gold setting
Dimensions: 1.85 × 1.5 × 2.06 cm (3/4 × 9/16 × 13/16 in.)
other (gem dimensions): 1.6 × 1.24 cm(5/8 × 1/2 in.)
Credit Line: Anonymous gift
Accession Number: 2017.39.1
Culture: Roman
Period: 1st–2nd century
Classification: Jewelry
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Provenance

Ex-collection of Furman Hebb; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., acquired from the above, 2017.

Bibliography

"Acquisitions July 1, 2016–June 30, 2017," https://artgallery.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/bulletin/Pub-Bull-acquisitions-2017.pdf (accessed December 1, 2017).

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