Bidspirit auction | ROMAN GREEN JASPER INTAGLIO OF

ROMAN GREEN JASPER INTAGLIO OF EROTIC SCENE IN HIGH KARAT GOLD RING - Ca. AD 1 - 300. A green jasper intaglio engraved with a nude couple on a couch beneath a swagged curtain, flanked by turned bedposts, set in a possibly later gold ring. The intaglio is secured in a tall oval collet on a flat bezel plate above tapering shoulders and a rounded hoop. Size: D:18.54mm / US: 8 1/2 / UK: Q 1/2; Weight: 6.8g Provenance: Private London collection, acquired on the German art market, Munich before 2000. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.