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
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19th centuryIndianCopper
8th-7th century BCEIranianCopper alloy
7th-8th centuryAvarCopper alloy
8th century BCEGreekCopper alloy
8th-5th century BCEGreekStone
EgyptianCopper alloy
1st-5th century CERomanSilver weave
18th-19th centuryUnidentified cultureBronze
7th century BCEGreek