Bidspirit auction | LATE ROMAN GOLD RING WITH

LATE ROMAN GOLD RING WITH GLASS INTAGLIO DEPICTING A CARAVAN - Ca. AD 300 - 500. An oval dark red glass intaglio depicting a caravan scene, showing a camel and its handler in profile walking left. The glass is set within a plain gold collar edged by a twisted wire border. The hoop is formed from three solid circular-section wires, bound together and decorated at the shoulders with three pellets.Size: D:18.75mm / US: 8 3/4 / UK: R; Weight: 5.65gProvenance: Private London collection; previously French art market 1970s/1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.