Bertolami Fine Art - Riversdell Close 27, KT16 9JW Chertsey
Auction 86 - Glyptics and Ancient Jewelry sessione unica
Wednesday 9 December 2020 hours 14:00 (UTC +01:00)
A late roman gold ring set with an onyx stone.
A late roman gold ring set with an onyx stone.
3rd - 4th century A.D.
Stone : 10 x 10 mm
ring : 21 x 19 mm
7,4 g
With a hoop composed of three wires, the central one ciseled ending with two granules on each terminall. The rounded-shape bezel is set with an oblong onyx.
A similar example is conserved in the Bristish Museum, London, from the Castellani coll.1872.
Parallels :
Marshall, F.H., 1968, n° 781
U.K private collection