ROMAN HEAVY OPENWORK GOLD RING WITH AGATE INTAGLIO

GBP 12,000.00

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Object Description

Ca. 2nd-3rd Century AD

A solid gold ring set with a large agate intaglio depicting a banquet scene. To the right, a crowned woman lays comfortably on a kline, while extending a hand towards two standing figures engaged in a conversation. The circular hoop is rendered with an intricate openwork technique in the form of floral motifs.

Size: D: 20mm / UK: R 1/2; Weight: 16.63g.

Object History

London private collection; formerly ex. Parthenon gallery, acquired in the 1990s.

Object Details

  • diameter
    2 centimeters

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