Lot 202 | A late roman engraved gold ring. Funerary Erote. Late 2nd - 3rd century A.D.

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A late roman engraved gold ring. Funerary Erote. Late 2nd - 3rd century A.D.

A late roman engraved gold ring. Funerary Erote.

Late 2nd - 3rd century A.D.

With elliptical hoop, flat within, extending with broader and concave triangular-shaped shoulders, surmounted by an oval bezel engraved with a winged Eros. The character is standing, his body in three-quarters his head turned left. The right leg crossed on the left one. His arms extending, he holds a patera (?) on top of an incense burner. Groundline. Slight wear marks on the surface. 

int diam 14 mm; bezel 7x10 mm; 4,67 gr.