Bidspirit auction | ROMAN CARNELIAN INTAGLIO WITH EROTIC

ROMAN CARNELIAN INTAGLIO WITH EROTIC SCENE IN GOLD RING - Ca. AD 1 - 300 . A carnelian intaglio engraved with an erotic scene depicting a kneeling woman facing left and a man behind her grasping her hair. It is set in a possibly later gold ring with a broad hoop decorated with applied granules at the shoulders and a raised central band, tapering towards the back. Size: D:18.54mm / US: 8 1/2 / UK: Q 1/2; Weight: 4.4g Provenance: UK private collection; London market; ex Parthenon Gallery, 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.