Title: Carnelian ring stone
Object type: Intaglio
Date: 3rd–2nd century BCE
Culture: Italic
Period: Hellenistic
Medium: Carnelian
Dimensions: Length: 9/16 in. (1.5 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: Shields, term: Men, term: Writing