| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | MF 2013 23 | |
| Title: | ENGRAVED CARNELIAN BEZEL FROM FINGER RING | |
| Category Code: | MF | |
| Year: | 2013 | |
| Object Number: | 23 | |
| Related Objects: | ENGRAVED GEMSTONE BEZEL FROM FINGER RING | |
| Description: | Oval gemstone with flat front and back, bevelled edges so face larger than back. See MF-1983-40 for stone, shape, and cut. | |
| Decoration: | In intaglio. Man standing contraposto, facing lt., groundline, nude with cloak (chlamys) over his shoulders and back, wearing a pileus(?), with a faintly incised cross over head, holding spear in his rt. hand and controling horse with his lt. Horse standing facing lt., with raised front hoof. See LIMC, vol. III, p. 618, plate 495, esp. cat. 63-64, similar representation on lamps, gems, and coins. | |
| Mythology: | Dioskouroi/Castores | |
| Material: | Carnelian | |
| Condition: | Complete or intact. Intact. Very well preserved, with no chips missing, only one small crack in back. | |
| Manufacture: | Intaglio | |
| Dimensions Actual: | L. 0.0125, W. 0.0105, Th. 0.0023 | |
| Period: | Roman | |
| Chronology: | Coins are late 2nd-early 3rd c. | |
| Area: | Nezi Field | |
| Context: | Nezi Field, context 1227, LOT 2013 015 | |
| Findspot Description: | 261.47 E, 1009.06 N, 85.60 masl | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Monument: Nezi Field Image: digital 2013 0771 Image: digital 2013 0772 Basket: Nezi Field, context 1227 |
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