STUNNING ROMAN AMETHYST INTAGLIO OF VENUS VICTRIX IN GOLD RING

Ca. AD 100 - 200. > An amethyst intaglio engraved with the bust of Venus Victrix in profile to the left, her hair arranged in finely incised, wavy locks swept back from the forehead and falling loosely at the nape. She wears a draped garment fastened at the shoulder by a circular brooch. Set in a hallmarked 18K gold ring with an oval bezel and a slender hoop dividing at the shoulders into two twisted strands joined to either side of the bezel. > For similar see: Classical Art Research Centre, University of Oxford, Record Number: 40002777. > Size: D:19.56mm / US: 9 3/4 / UK: T; Weight: 6.7g > Provenance: Private London collection; acquired in Germany; formerly with S.T. collection, Switzerland, 1980s-2000s. > This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. > >

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