Title: Carnelian ring stone
Object type: Intaglio
Date: ca. 1st century BCE–3rd century CE
Culture: Roman
Period: Late Republican or Imperial
Medium: Sard
Dimensions: Length: 5/8 in. (1.6 cm)
Classification: Gems
Credit line: Gift of John Taylor Johnston, 1881
Department: Greek and Roman Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Scrolls, term: Men, term: Reading, term: Hermes