Bidspirit auction | RARE ROMAN HIGH KARAT GOLD

RARE ROMAN HIGH KARAT GOLD ARCHITECTURAL OPENWORK RING WITH AMETHYST INTAGLIO OF IMPERIAL BUSTS - Ca. AD 180 - 250 A 21.5kt gold architectural ring with a broad rectangular bezel plate framed by small dots at the corners and supported on an openwork gallery of scrolls above a solid hoop. The bezel is inset with an elongated oval amethyst intaglio engraved with a row of four draped imperial busts in profile facing towards the centre. Size: D:17.93mm / US: 7 3/4 / UK: P; Weight: 11g. Provenance: Private UK collection;?European and English private collections, 1990s-2000s; Elsa Bloch-Diener, Switzerland, 1980s; Ex collection of Maurice Bouvier, Switzerland, 1960s-1970s..?This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. This piece is accompanied by an authentication statement by Sami Fortune, ancient jewellery specialist.