Bidspirit auction | LATE ROMAN GOLD RING WITH

LATE ROMAN GOLD RING WITH CARNELIAN INTAGLIO DEPICTING WARRIOR AND WAR TROPHY - Ca. AD 200 - 400. An oval-shaped carnelian intaglio depicting a youthful warrior standing with his left leg raised on a rock. The figure is nude, with a circular shield positioned before him and a war trophy carried on his back. The intaglio is set within a gold ring with an oval bezel framed by a twisted gold rope border. The ring features a slender hoop adorned with symmetrical granules at the shoulders and twisted ropework along the hoop. For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number 1917,0501.863. Size: D:19.56mm / US: 9 3/4 / UK: T; Weight: 5g Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the German art market in the 1990s.