intaglio; seal; finger-ring

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Object Type: intaglio; seal; finger-ring
Museum number: 1880.3730
Description: Intaglio. Oval intaglio in garnet with a convex face engraved with a standing figure wearing a helmet; broken and set in a metal finger-ring, the loop of which is missing.
Production date: 2ndC-3rdC
Findspot: Found/Acquired: Pakistan (?)
Materials: cornelian; metal
Technique
Dimensions: Height: 1.90 centimetres
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: Callieri 1997 / Seals and Sealings from the North-west of the Indian Subcontinent and Afghanistan (U 5.1); Collon 1997a / 7000 Years of Seals (10/5)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: arms/armour; soldier
Acquisition notes: No documentation; source untraced (1996)
Department: Asia
Registration number: 1880.3730

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