Roman Gold Ring with Engraved Agate Gemstone

1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.

1 in. (3.26 grams, 23.66 mm overall, 18.15 x 14.73 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J 1/2, USA 5, Europe 9.32, Japan 9)).

Hollow-formed with inset banded agate cloison, intaglio vine-leaf motif.

Provenance

Private collection, acquired on the German art market in 1993; thence by descent.

This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13184-249301.

Literature

Cf. for a similar ring Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 227.

Footnotes

These rings were characterised by an oval opening with a flat rim for a banded agate gem, which tapered towards the top. Both ring and gem are of the same date, 1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.

CONDITION

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LOT 0167