Carnelian ring stone
Unknown Artist
The wounded Spartan hero Othryades writing on a shield.
Credit: Gift of John Taylor Johnston, 1881
3rd–2nd century B.C.
Carnelian
1.5 x 1.5 cm
81.6.22
Image and text © Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2018
Where you'll find this
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Permanent collection
