ROMAN HIGH KARAT GOLD RING WITH CARNELIAN INTAGLIO OF MINERVA

Ca. AD 300. A gold ring with a slender hoop and an oval bezel mount held between openwork shoulders with paired circular openings, set with a carnelian intaglio engraved with the head of Minerva in profile wearing a crested helmet. For similar see: The Classical Art Research Centre, Record Number: 40003182. Size: D:18.34mm / US: 8 1/4 / UK: Q; Weight: 6.4g Provenance: Private London collection; previously with F.A., Brussels; Belgian collection formed between the early 1970s to the early 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter..

Estimate:$668.72

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