Bidspirit auction | ROMAN HIGH KARAT GOLD RING

ROMAN HIGH KARAT GOLD RING WITH AGATE INTAGLIO OF BACCHUS - Ca. AD 1 - 50 A gold ring with a D-section hoop broadening at the shoulders to an oval bezel set with a layered agate intaglio of the draped bust of Bacchus in profile, his hair bound with a fillet. Size: D:16.92mm / US: 6 1/2 / UK: M 1/2; Weight: 19.91g. Provenance: Private London collection; previously acquired in Brussels, Belgium; initially from a Swiss private collection (1901?1981). This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.