Object Description
A Hellenistic Gold Finger Ring with Carnelian Set Intaglio
The finely engraved intaglio portraying the Head of ‘Socrates’
High carat gold, carnelian
Bactrian / Central Asia
1st Century BC
SIZE: 3cm long, 2cm wide, 2.5cm high – 1¼ ins long, ¾ ins wide, 1 ins high
Approx ring size: ‘O’