Ringgemme mit Inschrift

Item

Title
Ringgemme mit Inschrift
Alternative Title
Ring gem with inscription
Subject
ouroboros
ring
jewelry
stone cutting art
Descriptive Note
Ring with twelve lines of Greek-language text carved into the gemstone that reads in translation: "{name of God}, {name of God}, {name of God} this is the forefather, who is around the body alone, passes through everything, Seal of Solomon {string of characters} the dragon is lion-headed." Around the text is an engraved ouroboros.
Creator
unknown
Material
gold
chalcedony
Technqiue Name
cut stone
place of creation
chalcedony
Date Created
4th - 5th century
Dimensions
3 cm x 2.5 cm
2.1 cm (diameter)
place of exhibition
Badisches Landesmuseum