Bidspirit auction | ROMAN HIGH KARAT GOLD RING

ROMAN HIGH KARAT GOLD RING WITH CARNELIAN INTAGLIO DEPICTING EROTES HOLDING CLIPEUS - Ca. AD 200 - 400. A carnelian intaglio engraved with two winged erotes in profile, each shown standing on a baseline and supporting a central clipeus with an image of Sol wearing his radiate crown, driving a quadriga. The figures are carefully rendered with proportionate limbs and short wings, and the clipeus is delineated with a thick border. The intaglio is set in a heavy gold ring with an oval bezel and a rounded hoop that thickens towards the shoulders. Size: D:17.32mm / US: 7 / UK: N 1/2; Weight: 9g Provenance: Private UK collection; From an old British collection formed in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. Reviewed by Sami Fortune, an ancient jewellery specialist.