Category:
Personal equipment, jewelry, finger rings
Date:
Graeco-Roman Period, Ptolemaic Period, 1st cent. BCE–1st cent. CE
Provenance:
Lower Egypt, Alexandria, Eastern Harbor (Excavations of 1998)
Material(s):
Non-organic material, metal, gold
Diameter:
2.95 cm;
Thickness:
0.7 cm;
Weight:
18.9 gr
Hall:
Submerged Antiquities, showcase M1
The information given here is subject to modification/update as a result of ongoing research.
References
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