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Historical Archive: Hunt Seal Ring

carnelian set in silver, ring diameter 2.3 cm (.9 inch)
intaglio: early Roman Imperial
ring: fourteenth century
Latin inscription: S.NICOLAI.F.IONNI (seal of Nicolas son of Johannes)
Budapest, Hungarian National Museum K. Kiss 23


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full ring with cm scale
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bezel oriented with inscription, in raking light
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bezel oriented with inscription, in direct light
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bezel oriented with intaglio
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gem: stag, dog, and tree lit from right
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gem: stag, dog, and tree lit from above
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bezel, reverse