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gemma-antiqua:

A collection of Ancient Roman rings, found on Christie’s.

Top left: Amethyst intaglio ring depicting a youth holding a spear and an owl, dating to the 1st century CE.

Top right: Carnelian intaglio ring of Minerva facing an armed warrior, perhaps Mars, dated to the 1st century CE.

Bottom left: Jasper intaglio of Hercules, dated to about the 2nd century CE. 

Bottom right: Gold ring depicting a stork and a fish, dating to the 2nd to 3rd centuries CE. 

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