Lotto 203 | A LATE ROMAN GOLD RING SET WITH A CARNELIAN INTAGLIO. EAGLE HOLDING A LAUREL WREATH. 

Bertolami Fine Art - Piazza Lovatelli 1, 00186 Roma
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venerdì 7 luglio 2023 ore 12:30 (UTC +00:00)

A LATE ROMAN GOLD RING SET WITH A CARNELIAN INTAGLIO. EAGLE HOLDING A LAUREL WREATH. 

A LATE ROMAN GOLD RING SET WITH A CARNELIAN INTAGLIO. EAGLE HOLDING A LAUREL WREATH. 

3rd century A.D.

Stone 10x12 mm; 7,92 gr; int. diam 18 mm

The rounded hoop with two twisted gold wires separated by a central platted wire. The shoulders ending with a small spherical bead are surmounted by a high raised bezel composed of two box-settings and set in the center of a carnelian intaglio. The scene depicts an eagle with laurel wreath in its beak. Signs of use on the surface of the stone. 

Provenance: U.K. private collection