Bertolami Fine Art - Riversdell Close 27, KT16 9JW Chertsey
WEB AUCTION 106: Glittica WEB AUCTION 106: Glittica
Friday 12 November 2021 hours 15:00 (UTC +00:00)
A roman bronze octogonal ring.
A roman bronze octogonal ring.
3rd century A.D.
Diam 21 mm
The hoop is externally polygonal with eight external facetes (octagonal) and internally circular. Each face has a zodiac sign; it is possible to recognize the symbols of the twins, fishes, capricorn, ram, lion. Ring "Henig type IX". Wear marks. Rare. For parallels: M. Henig, A Corpus of Roman Engraved Gemstones From British Sites, 1974. Cfr. examples on the PAS database, SF-193154, HAMP-4A3EA7.
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U.K. private collection