Title

Roman iron ring with a red jasper gem. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Roman iron finger-ring with a red jasper gem depicting the head of a beardless Hercules with lion's skin tied round his neck and the letters VS, 2nd century. Found in Malton, North Yorkshire. From the British Museum's collection.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/CM Dixon

Reference

HRM19B75_021

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

40,3Mb (1,8Mb) / 10,2in x 15,3in / 3072 x 4581 (300dpi)

Keywords

portrait Italy religious country Rome religion metal Jasper museum color colour ring jewellery jewelry deity God Roman location British Museum century iron artefact mythology artifact goddess Hercules Herakles Greek mythology CM Dixon 2nd century Unknown Dixon CM Heracles CM Dixon Mike Dixon CM Dixon