Ring with the portrait of Caracalla

Classification

ring ; gem (intaglio); tomb equipment

Culture

Roman

Dimensions

diameter: 2.1 cm

Date

early 3rd century A.D.

Period

2nd–3rd century A.D.

Material

gold ; amethyst

Iconography

Caracalla ; notched decoration ; pellet decoration (granulated)

Findspot

Budapest, 3rd district, Bécsi street 100 ; Aquincum, Roman cemetery

Present location

Budapest, Aquincum Museum, Roman Collection, Rome in Aquincum

Inventory

51464 (A3.)

ID

Hyp-3000

References

Kuzsinszky 1934, 85; Nagy, L. 1942a, 627, pl. CIII; Nagy, T., in ArchÉrt 114–115 (1987–88), 239; Facsády–Zsidi 2001, no. 11; Facsády 2002, 517–524; Topál 2003, 56; Gesztelyi 2008, no. 32; Facsády 2009, 94, no. 26; Aquileia–Aquincum, 89, no. 209

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