Bidspirit auction | ROMAN GOLD RING WITH CARNELIAN

ROMAN GOLD RING WITH CARNELIAN INTAGLIO DEPICTING A MYTHOLOGICAL SCENE - Ca. AD 100 - 300.A Roman gold ring with D shaped band with flattened soulders and an oval bezel securing an helliptical carnelian intaglio depicting a mythological scene. For similar see: El legado de Hefesto, n. 432.Size: D:19.15mm / US: 9 1/4 / UK: S; Weight: 5.7gProvenance: Private UK collection, acquired from the private collection of Mr. R. Unger; previously with Parthenon gallery; acquired in the 1970s on the UK art market. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.