Roman Carnelian Intaglio of a Warrior and Horse in a Later Gold Ring

CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D. AND LATER

3/4 in. (2.43 grams, 20.04 mm overall, 17.19 x 16.57 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)).

Engraved with a standing male figure wearing a pointed cap and holding a long upright spear beside a horse, the horse with its head turned back and one foreleg raised; both figures standing upon a ground line; set in a later gold ring with a plain oval bezel, divided shoulders and a slender hoop.

Provenance

Acquired on the European art market.
UK, private collection.

Footnotes

The combination of the cap, spear, drapery and horse supports identification as one of the Dioscuri, Castor or Pollux. The same combination of attributes appears in Roman representations of a Dioscurus, including an example in the London Museum.

CONDITION

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LOT 0196