Bidspirit auction | ROMAN GOLD RING WITH CARNELIAN

ROMAN GOLD RING WITH CARNELIAN INTAGLIO DEPICTING A MOUSE - Ca. AD 1 - 100.An oval-shaped carnelian intaglio engraved with a crouching mouse positioned on a baseline. The mouse has a rounded body, a small head, and a tail raised in an arch. The intaglio is housed in a protruding bezel of a gold ring with a D-section profile.For similar see: The Harvard Art Museums, Object Number 1952.71.20.Size: D:16.31mm / US: 5 3/4 / UK: L; Weight: 3.5gProvenance: Property of a London Ancient Art Gallery; formerly in the famous Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister; acquired between the early1960s to 1990s.