Bidspirit auction | HEAVY ROMAN SILVER AND GOLD

HEAVY ROMAN SILVER AND GOLD RING WITH INLAID HEAD OF SILENUS - Ca. AD 1 - 300. A silver ring of annular form, featuring a hollow band with a prominent curvature. The ring is set with a raised oval-shaped gold plaque, topped with a silver inlay shaped as the face of Silenus, a figure from Roman mythology often associated with Dionysus. The face depicts a bearded elderly man, with large, expressive eyes, a prominent nose, and two horizontal grooves across the forehead marking wrinkles. For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 2375, Ancient Jewelry, Lot 434. Size: D:14.88mm / US: 3 3/4 / UK: H; Weight: 21.5g Provenance: Private UK collection; formerly with R. A.; since the 1990s.