• Ring stone with goddess



Ring stone with goddess
Ring stone with goddess

Ring stone with goddess

Δ37
Stone (Sard)
Intact
Length: 1.4 cm.
Koumasa
Roman period:
1st c. AD:
Gallery:
XXII
Case:
219
Exhibition thematic unit:
Classical - Hellenistic - Roman period (5th c. BC-4th c. AD). The Cemeteries
Jewellery
Description
Sard ring stone with pantheistic goddess in profile, wearing a long garment and a helmet. She combines the warrior aspect of the helmeted Athena with the distaff of Hestia and the wings of Nike.
Bibliography:
J. Spiers, Ancient Gems and Finger Rings, Catalogue of the Collections, The G. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu California 1992, p. 109
Author:
M. K.


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