Bactrian Ring with black/brown stone (ca. 1600 CE)
Silver and Gold, 19.4 mm diameter
Carved intaglio stone with Pegasus; bezel 24.1 mm x 20.6 mm x 12.4 mm
26.00 grams weight
Coppola Collection

Bactria was a province of the Persian empire located in modern Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan, historically prominent between about 600 BCE and 600 CE. The two-humped camel is called the Bactrian Camel.

signet pressed into wax