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Ring with filigree decoration
Ring with filigree decoration

Ring with filigree decoration

Χ-Α1269
Gold and dark red stone
Intact
Diameter of bezel: 0.75- 0.82 cm.
Knossos
Venizeleio - University plot
Hellenistic period:
400-300 BC:
Gallery:
XXII
Case:
219
Exhibition thematic unit:
Classical - Hellenistic - Roman period (5th c. BC-4th c. AD). The Cemeteries
Jewellery
Description
Gold ring with dark red oval stone in a filigree mount. The wires of the mount form spirals on the four outer sides. The hoop is also formed of a double gold wire.
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Unpublished.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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