Discover a rare ancient Greek ring at the Getty Museum

A 150 BC gold ring depicting a miniature garden is poised to shed new light on ancient Greek craftsmanship.

The J. Paul Getty Museum has acquired a jewelry masterpiece dating back to ancient Greece. It is an exquisite gold ring, with a miniature garden motif made of gold and enamel. Photo: @J. Paul Getty Museum.

The bouquet features a large yellow flower with gold leaf in the center, delicately edged petals, and smaller gold leaf in the broad oak leaves below. Photo: @J. Paul Getty Museum.

These unique details are housed within a box-shaped rim, which is covered with a domed crystal shell. Photo: @J. Paul Getty Museum.

This particular ring was crafted around 150 BC, during the ancient Greek period. Photo: @J. Paul Getty Museum.

The ring is still in essentially perfect condition. And it is also one of the last surviving examples of ancient Greek rings. Photo: @J. Paul Getty Museum.

The Getty Museum plans to conduct the first in-depth study of this extraordinary work. Photo: @J. Paul Getty Museum.

Despite the complexity of the ring's crafting technique, little research has been done on this particular ancient piece of jewelry. Photo: @J. Paul Getty Museum.

In-depth study of it will also help the Museum better understand the level of creativity and innovation of ancient Greek jewelry artisans. Photo: @J. Paul Getty Museum.

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