Bidspirit auction | ROMAN GOLD RING WITH SATYRS

ROMAN GOLD RING WITH SATYRS AND CARNELIAN INTAGLIO OF A NOBLEWOMAN - Ca. AD 300. A gold ring with a hoop formed of two satyrs, their feet joined at the back and their heads supporting an oval bezel set with a carnelian intaglio engraved with the left profile portrait of a noblewoman, her hair in an elaborate coiffure and drapery at the shoulder. Size: D:18.75mm / US: 8 3/4 / UK: R; Weight: 9.8g Provenance: Private UK collection; From an old British collection formed in the 1990s. This item has been checked against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.