Bidspirit auction | Late Roman Gold Ring with

Late Roman Gold Ring with Facing Birds - Circa 5th-7th century A.D.. With a heavy round-section hoop thickened at the base, lentoid bezel with ropework border and two opposing cockerels. See Roman Animals, Classical Art Research Centre, University of Oxford, green jasper gem, no.94, for similar motif; and a mosaic in the Naples National Archaeological Museum; see also Feider, M.P., Chickens in the Archaeological Material Culture of Roman Britain, France and Belgium, Bournemouth, 2017, fig.4.43,7.9, for images of cockerels on Roman rings and intaglios. 14.42 grams, 24.86 mm overall, 17.53 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16) (1 in.). Believed to have been acquired at Christie's.Property of a North American gallery.This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12109-214332. [No Reserve] [A video of this lot is available to view on Timeline Auctions Website]