Roman Gold Ring with Warrior Gemstone

1ST CENTURY B.C.

5/8 in. (1.16 grams, 17.75 mm overall, 14.32 mm internal diameter (approximate size British F, USA 2 3/4, Europe 3.67, Japan 3)).

A hollow-formed gold finger ring with inset carnelian intaglio scene with reclining warrior surrounded by his arms and armour.

Provenance

with Bertolami Fine Art, 22 April 2022, lot 148.
English private collection.

Literature

Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 134.

CONDITION

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LOT 0143