ROMAN GOLD RING WITH CARNELIAN LION INTAGLIO

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LOT 0135 ROMAN GOLD RING WITH CARNELIAN LION INTAGLIO

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Ca. 200-300 AD A gold ring with a plain band expanding towards an oval bezel inset with carved carnelian intaglio depicting a walking lion on a baseline. For similar lion intaglios see G.M.A. Richter, Catalogue of the engraved gems. Greek, Etruscan and Roman. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Plate LXI. The item has undergone X-ray fluorescence analysis to confirm the metallurgical content suggesting its ancient origin and lack of modern trace elements. Size: D: 15.27mm / US: 4 1/2 / UK: I 1/2; 1.54g Provenance: Formerly in a collection of W. Victor Hruby, 1984.

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