Ring with gem intaglio of helmeted head

Unknown

A.D. 2nd century · Gold, garnet · Egyptian Art

The intaglio carved in this garnet represents a figure wearing a helmet with a crest, presumably one of the Olympian gods like Ares.

Artist

Unknown

Date

A.D. 2nd century

Medium

Gold, garnet

Department

Egyptian Art

Credit line

Gift of Helen Miller Gould, 1910