Villamagna - Record View Page: VM

DefinitionRing
MaterialBronze, glass, gold leaf (?)
DimensionsHoop: diam. 20 mm.; th. 2 mm. Bezel upper, 9 x 9 mm., lower 6 x 6 mm.; ht., 4 mm. 2. Ornament: clear glass cap, th. 2 mm. Colored undersheet, th. .5 mm (ca.)
DescriptionRing with circular band, squared bezel frame flaring upwards shaped from a single piece of bronze. Transparent, slightly convex glass inlay covering a small sheet of blue glass, 4.5 x 4mm, positioned so as to give a turquoise reflection in a bichrome or trichrome pattern. The underside of the cap may preserve traces of gold-leaf from the other color field of the pattern.
State of ConservationRestored.
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