Roman Face Intaglio in Bronze Ring

CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.

7/8 in. (4.26 grams, 23.50 mm overall, 14.08 x 19.53 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I 1/2, USA 4 1/2, Europe 8.07, Japan 7)).

D-section hoop with expanding shoulders, set with an agate intaglio carved as a face in three-quarter view. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.

CONDITION

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LOT 0732