Bidspirit auction | ROMAN GOLD INTAGLIO RING WITH

ROMAN GOLD INTAGLIO RING WITH JANIFORM CAPITA JUGATA - Ca. 100 BC - AD 100. A gold ring with a slender hoop, applied beaded bosses on the shoulders, and an oval bezel enclosing a red stone intaglio engraved with capita jugata of two youths facing right, with the bald head of an older man behind facing left. For similar see: L. M. Yarrow, Markers of Identity for Non-Elite Romans: A Prolegomenon to the Study of Glass Paste Intaglios, Journal of Ancient History and Archaeology 5.3 (2018), ANS 1967.152.565. Size: D:17.12mm / US: 6 3/4 / UK: N; Weight: 9g Provenance: Private London collection; previously acquired on the Belgian art market during the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.