History

Roman gold ring with an astounding cameo portrait of the goddess Minerva. The emerald-green chalcedony gem carved in extremely high relief, shows the helmeted divinity of wisdom and protectress of heroes, emerging dramatically towards the viewer. 1st century AD, Getty Museum pic.twitter.com/aHJllPYy57

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