Lotto 142 | A roman carnelian intaglio set in a gold ring. Pastoral scene.<br><br> 3rd century A.D.

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A roman carnelian intaglio set in a gold ring. Pastoral scene.<br><br> 3rd century A.D.

A roman carnelian intaglio set in a gold ring. Pastoral scene.

3rd century A.D.

The hoop is plain, the shoulders extending from two plaited ribbons in leaf and volute shapes and raised in an oval bezel.The box-setting contains a carnelian intaglio figuring a pastoral scene. A shepherd seated turned left and milking a goat. Signs of wears on the surface of the stone.


Stone 11 x 13,5 mm; ring size 19 x 20 mm; 9,12 gr.