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A ROMAN GOLD RING SET WITH A CARNELIAN INTAGLIO. BUST OF A GODDESS.
A ROMAN GOLD RING SET WITH A CARNELIAN INTAGLIO. BUST OF A GODDESS.
2nd century A.D.
Stone 11x13 mm; 9,90 gr; int. size 19,5x20,5 mm
With rounded hoop, the shoulders agremented with two gold spherical beads surmounting a layered bezel set with a carnelian intaglio depicting a laureated divinity facing left; probably Apollo. Surface of the mounting has been retooled. Wear marks.
Provenance: U.K. private collection