Home > Auctions >
12th February 2015 > Roman Gold and Carnelian Decorated Ring with Winged Putto Intaglio
Print page | Email lot to a friend
Back to previous pageUse mousewheel to zoom in and out, click to enlarge
Gallery loading...
LOT 0198
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,299
ROMAN GOLD AND CARNELIAN DECORATED RING WITH WINGED PUTTO INTAGLIO
3RD CENTURY AD
1" (5.61 grams, 22mm overall, 18.26mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 8, Europe 17.15, Japan 16)).
3RD CENTURY AD
1" (5.61 grams, 22mm overall, 18.26mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 8, Europe 17.15, Japan 16)).
A flat-section hoop with beaded wire borders, expanding shoulders with graduated granule detailing, broad plaque with inset carnelian(?) intaglio of a winged putto.
PROVENANCE:
Acquired on the London art market prior to 1980.
LITERATURE:
Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L. Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 186.
