• Ring with bust of Dionysus



Ring with bust of Dionysus
Ring with bust of Dionysus

Ring with bust of Dionysus

Χ-Α701
Metal (Gold), Stone (Agate)
Intact
Lyttos
Roman period:
100 - 200 AD:
Gallery:
XXII
Case:
219
Exhibition thematic unit:
Classical - Hellenistic - Roman period (5th c. BC-4th c. AD). The Cemeteries
Jewellery
Description
Ring with flat oval bezel and agate stone, with a bust of Dionysus crowned with an ivy wreath. The use of precious and semi-precious stones was believed to give jewellery magical properties and a sense of polychromy typical of ancient Greek art.
Bibliography:
Unpublished. For parallels see J. Boardman, Greek Gems and Finger Rings: Early Bronze to Late Classical, 1994
Author:
M. K.


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