Touch the ancient world – own a piece of history – but remember it belongs to all humanity
Touch the ancient world – own a piece of history – but remember it belongs to all humanity
$2,000.00
Round hoop consisting of five wires: two beaded wires in the periphery; two flat wires linked with u-shaped ornament of flat wire in between. High box-type shield decorated with beaded wire band. Round blue-glass cabochon with engraved image of a standing animal (horse?). Thick layer of rainbow iridescence on the glass. Traces of ancient wear. 29 x 24 mm.
For the same type see: Ruseva-Prokoska L. Roman jewelry. A Collection of National Archaeological Museum-Sofia, Sofia, 1991, cat. # 178. Marshall F.N. Cataloque of the finger rings, Greeks, Etruscan, and Roman, in the Departments of Antiquities, British Museum, 1968, cat. 558.