/internal/media/dispatcher/1703936/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailRing with oval gem with armed Aphroditeearly 3rd century B.C.GelonLength x width: 2.9 x 2.4 cm (1 1/8 x 15/16 in.)Gold and garnetBartlett Collection—Museum purchase with funds from the Francis Bartlett Donation of 191221.12130Intaglio. The thick hoop of the gold ring swells without demarcation into a high bezel, inset with a convex, broad, oval garnet. Aphrodite is shown in three-quarter back view, her mantle falling about her thighs as she bends forward to arm herself with the heavy shield and the spear of her lover Ares. Behind the figure, Greek inscription: "Gelon made it." Inside the ring, a faintly and irregularly scratched Greek inscription: "farewell."
Objects in the MFA from the Tomb of the Erotes include 97.290-97.345, 98.790-98.794, 98.798, 98.893, 99.438, and 21.1213.Jewelry / Adornment2.900000000023821701