Gold ring with quartz intaglio depicting an ant. Roman, 1st-2nd century AD
I wonder who wore this ring. Why did they choose an ant as their symbol? It's interesting to me that the depiction is specific enough that it can't be written off as a general "bug" the mandibles, and body plan make this explicitly an ant.
The ant motif appears on garnets in other rings.
This is up in New Haven at the Yale University Art Collection and I am not contemplating becoming a cat burglar.
