Lotto 186 | A fine roman onyx cameo set in a later gold ring. Hercules bust. <br><br>2nd - 3rd century A.D.

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A fine roman onyx cameo set in a later gold ring. Hercules bust. <br><br>2nd - 3rd century A.D.

A fine roman onyx cameo set in a later gold ring. Hercules bust.

2nd - 3rd century A.D.

The hero is facing left, in profile, and is characterized by a curly head and by a large neck, with the leontea wrapped around it. The nose is chipped. The edge was probably reshaped in ancient times. The stone is mounted in a beautiful 18th/19th century chiseled gold ring, with the rod decorated with leaves motifs. Wear marks.

Stone 14 x 19 mm; ring size diam 21 mm; 7,22 gr.