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Roman ring, from Petra [d/b]

Gold Roman signet ring with carnelian or garnet intaglio from Petra, Jordan. It is small so it is believed that it belonged to a child, but it could have been worn by an adult person on the pinky finger what we can see on shrouds from Fayum or sculptures from Palmyra. The ring was found in the ruins of the Qasr al-Bint, the temple where the Nabataean god Dushara was probably worshiped.


There is a very interesting website with an interactive map of Petra >> https://www.amnh.org/explore/ology/archaeology/a-walk-through-the-ruins-of-petra