Roman Bronze Gnostic Ring with Chnoubis

3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.

7/8 in. (5.35 grams, 22.96 mm overall, 19.07 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 20, Japan 19)).

With a D-section hoop and an oval bezel with the solar deity Chnoubis, its snake-body coiled and its lion head surrounded by seven rays of light.

Provenance

Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.

CONDITION

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LOT 0833