Gold signet ring with intaglio seal stone of the 5th BC
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Title
Gold signet ring with intaglio seal stone of the 5th BC
Description
The flight of the heron. The gold signet ring with intaglio seal stone, inscribed ΔΕΞΑΜΕΝΟΣ ΕΠΟΙΕ ΧΙΟΣ ('DEXAMENOS OF CHIOS MADE IT'), among the most elegant works of the 5th BC, was found in a Scythian tomb in the Kerch region.
Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg [no Ju024]
Source
APAN Archive
© APAN
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Color
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Key words
Ancient Greek art.
Chios.
Hermitage, museum.
Jewellry.
Kerch / Pantikapaion.
Silversmithery.
Ukraine.