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A ROMAN AMETHYST INTAGLIO SET IN A GOLD RING. MALE PORTRAIT.
A ROMAN AMETHYST INTAGLIO SET IN A GOLD RING. MALE PORTRAIT.
1st century A.D.
Stone 11x14 mm; int. diam 13 mm; 6,69 gr.
Portrait of a male character facing right, characterized by a partially bald skull above the forehead. These realistic physiognomic details can be referred to some portraits of Roman characters of the late Republican age, in particular of Cicero and Cato l'Uticense. Fine execution for the small size of the gem. Wear marks. Nice color of the stone.
L.P. Biroli Stefanelli, La Collezione Paoletti, Tome I, tom. III n. 95, 118, tom. IV n. 519.
Provenance: U.K. private collection acquired on the art market.