Lot 298 | A LATE ROMAN GOLD RING SET WITH A NICOLO INTAGLIO. GREEK INSCRIPTION.

Bertolami Fine Art - Piazza Lovatelli 1, 00186 Roma

A LATE ROMAN GOLD RING SET WITH A NICOLO INTAGLIO. GREEK INSCRIPTION.

A LATE ROMAN GOLD RING SET WITH A NICOLO INTAGLIO. GREEK INSCRIPTION.

3rd-4th century A.D.

Stone 9x10 mm; 11,65 gr; int. size 14x16 mm

The hoop has a sharply keeled form with simple linear engraved decoration, and lines and profiled edges to the foliated shoulders forming a stylised palmette design. The large oval bezel is set with a nicolo intaglio engraved with a Greek name (?) « LILKEZ ». Wear marks. Scratches on the surface of the mounting.

Provenance: U.K. private collection