Bidspirit auction | ROMAN CARNELIAN INTAGLIO DEPICTING AN

ROMAN CARNELIAN INTAGLIO DEPICTING AN EMPEROR IN GOLD RING - Ca. AD 50 - 200. A carnelian intaglio engraved with the left-facing portrait of an emperor, with an elongated face, deep-set eyes, a straight nose, and striated hair. The intaglio is set into an oval-shaped cell within a rectangular, possibly later high carat (21 ct) gold bezel mounted on a slender circular hoop.For similar see: Bagot J., El legado de Hefesto: A Memorial to a Private Collection of Ancient Rings and Glyptics, n. 272.Size: D:19.35mm / US: 9 1/2 / UK: S 1/2; Weight: 3.69gProvenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.