Ring with gemstone engraving of Athena
Medium:Gold and carnelian
Geography: Cyprus
Date: 1st century BC-1st century AD
Period: Hellenistic period
Object number: 965.234.18
Credit Line: Gift of the Dowager Lady Loch
Gallery Location:Gallery of Greece
DescriptionThe thin round hoop widens at its shoulders where it forms the raised, flat circular bezel set with a red carnelian engraved with a bust of Athena in profile right. She is wearing a crested Corinthian helmet and an aegis. Her rich wavy hair escapes from the back of the helmet.