Finger ring, carved as a face

Metal ring

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Metal ring
Science Museum Group
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Metal ring, set with an agate which is carved in the form of a face which is hollow and may have been a receptacle for poison

Details

Category:
Wellcome (general)
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A641478
Materials:
gold, ? material and agate
type:
finger rings