Ring with female head

Classification

ring ; statuette

Culture

Roman

Dimensions

diameter: 4.2 cm

Date

ca. 100–125 A.D.

Period

2nd century A.D.

Material

amber

Iconography

female figure ; bust, female ; mantle

Production place

Aquileia?; Roman Empire

Present location

Budapest, Museum of Fine Arts, Collection of Classical Antiquities

Provenance

Rozsondai, Marianne, gift of

Inventory

2000.1.A

Hyp-16

References

Szilágyi, J. Gy., Antik Gyűjtemény, 146, fig. 104; Szilágyi, J. Gy., Ancient Art, 166, fig. 105

It is impossible to sample this object without damaging its integrity, the piece was therefore not included in the analysis of Danielle Decrouez (Geneva, Museum of Natural History) and Karl Ramseyer (University of Bern, Institute of Geological Sciences).

This record is subject to revision due to ongoing research.