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Alexander the Great (?)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Alexander the Great (?)

probably Italian

Date
ring: mid-16th century; cameo: early Hellenistic 4th century BCE
Medium
Turquoise, enamel, gold
Dimensions
Overall (ring setting): 1 x 1 1/16 in. (2.6 x 2.7 cm); Visible cameo (confirmed): 11 x 9.6 mm
Object type
Cameo ring
Classification
Metalwork-Gold and Platinum|Jewelry
Culture
probably Italian
Object number
10.110.2
Credit line
Rogers Fund, 1910
Gallery
536
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The Met object ID 191486. The source CSV marks this record public domain, the official API identifies it as image-bearing, and the image was reverified as public domain before this page rendered.