Bidspirit auction | ROMAN GOLD RING WITH GREEN

ROMAN GOLD RING WITH GREEN JASPER INTAGLIO DEPICTING FORTUNA - Ca. AD 1 - 200.A slightly convex, oval-shaped green jasper intaglio engraved with a standing female figure identified as Fortuna. She is depicted swaying to the side, standing atop a baseline, holding a cornucopia, and with a rudder positioned to her side. The intaglio is set in a raised bezel cell of a gold ring with broad, sloped shoulders transitioning into a D-shaped hoop with pronounced edges and a central ridge. For similar see: Thorvaldsens Museum, Inventory Number I588.Size: D:14.68mm / US: 3 1/2 / UK: G 1/2; Weight: 8gProvenance: Private UK collection; formerly with R. A.; since the 1990s.