100 BCE - 200 CE
Oval stone engraved with heron and rooster facing each other (on groundline); mounted in solid gold ring with deformed hoop.
2 x 1.9 x 0.95 cm (13/16 x 3/4 x 3/8 in.)
From the collection of Cornelius C. Vermeule, III.
Copper alloy
8th-7th century BCEItalicBronze
8th century BCEGreekCopper alloy
1st-2nd century CERomanSilver colored
19th centuryIndianMixed copper alloy and gold
11th-12th centuryByzantineBronze
8th-7th century BCEIranianIron
19th centuryGermanBronze
10th-8th century BCENear Eastern
Bronze
5th-4th century BCECopper alloy
9th-8th century BCEItalicCopper alloy
7th-8th centuryAvarGold
Greek