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5 days agoMedieval gold ring found in Tnsberg
A finely crafted medieval gold ring with a blue glass gem was found in Tnsberg, Norway, likely female-owned and dating to the 12th–13th century.
The J. Paul Getty Museum has acquired a masterpiece of Hellenistic jewelry: an elaborate gold ring with a miniature gold and enamel garden scene in a box-shaped bezel under a domed rock crystal cover. Created around 150 B.C., the ring is in impeccable condition, and one of the finest surviving examples of late Hellenistic box bezel rings. The bezel is oval and outlined around the crystal cabochon with beads of gold granulation.