Roman ring with engraved Carnelian gem depicting a youth and his dog ~ second/third

It’s really beautiful how they made these it wasn’t just carving a gem it took many steps.

Back when men were men, and dogs were minions of the lizard-people

Roman ring with engraved Carnelian gem depicting a youth and his dog ~ second/third century B.C.
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i'm looking at this, and having a hard time imagining how this was done, it'd be small to being with, and to put so much detail in it without a magnifying glass makes my eyes go out of focus.