Box-Bezel Ring with Internal “Garden” Scene, Greek, about 150 BCE. Ring: gold, garnet; cabochon: rock crystal, gold, enamel, glass, 2.9 × 2.1 cm (1 1/8 × 13/16 in.). Getty Museum 2025.71.
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Box-Bezel Ring with Internal “Garden” Scene, Greek, about 150 BCE. Ring: gold, garnet; cabochon: rock crystal, gold, enamel, glass, 2.9 × 2.1 cm (1 1/8 × 13/16 in.). Getty Museum 2025.71.
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Crafted around 150 BCE, the elaborate Hellenistic gold ring boasts an oval, box-shaped bezel, holding a large domed rock crystal through which can be seen a beautiful garden scene of miniature gold and enamel flowers and filigree oak leaves.
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