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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Ring with Dionysos
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art

Ring with Dionysos

AAT Object Form/Functionrings (finger jewelry)
AAT Object Techniqueintaglios (sculptural objects)
AAT Object Form/Functionbusts (general, figures)
AAT Object Form/Functiongems (worked stones)
CultureImperial
PeriodRoman
Date1st Century CE
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Michael J. Shubin
Dimensions1/2 x 1 in. (1.3 x 2.5 cm)
Object number2012.032.233
Label TextBust of Dionysus facing left. His hair is crowned with a wreath of ivy and falls in a single ringlet onto his shoulder. Set in a silver ring with raised bezel and octagonal hoop.
ProvenanceEx coll. Michael Shubin (1950-2008), Montebello, California, purchased from Alex G. Malloy (1938-2019), South Salem, New York, December 12, 1990.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Greek and Roman Art