Bidspirit auction | ROMAN GOLD RING WITH CARNELIAN

ROMAN GOLD RING WITH CARNELIAN INTAGLIO DEPICTING AN ANIMAL - Ca. AD 200 - 300 A Roman gold ring, formed from a round hoop with a triangular cross-section and a bezel that secures a carnelian intaglio. The intaglio depicts an animal, most likely a cat, under a tree. For similar see: El legado de Hefesto, n. 395. Size: D:17.32mm / US: 7 / UK: N 1/2; Weight: 5g Provenance: Property of a professional London art expert; obtained from an old British collection formed in the 1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.