Gold & Carnelian Ring, Tarentum

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A gold and carnelian ring incised with an elephant holding a goad in its trunk. From Tarentum (Taranto), southern Italy. 1st century BCE. (Archaeological Museum of Taranto, Italy)

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Mark Cartwright
Mark is a full-time writer, researcher, historian, and editor. Special interests include art, architecture, and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share. He holds an MA in Political Philosophy and is the WHE Publishing Director.

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