Roman Gold Ring with Vessel Gemstone

CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.

1 in. (5.88 grams, 24.02 mm overall, 19.60 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 20, Japan 19)).

With facetted hoop, ellipsoid cell to the bezel with inset carnelian gemstone, intaglio image of a kantharos; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the collection of a Surrey gentleman; acquired 1970-1980.

Literature

Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 183, for type; see for the iconography Furtwängler, A., Die antiken Gemmen: Geschichte der Steinschneidekunst im Klassischen Altertum, Leipzig and Berlin, 1900, pl.XXXI,14.

Footnotes

From the middle of the 3rd century AD, gem production in the Roman Empire declined rapidly. At the same time the first Christian motifs began to be visible on the rings.

CONDITION

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