Bidspirit auction | SUPERB ROMAN GREEN STONE INTAGLIO

SUPERB ROMAN GREEN STONE INTAGLIO OF A GRYLLOS IN GOLD RING - Ca. AD 1 - 300. A dark green intaglio engraved with a gryllos composed of the profile head of a youth surmounted by a helmet with a radiate crest formed of two conjoined masks of bearded Silenus looking in opposite directions, with a small mask below the neck at the front and another at the back. The intaglio is set in a possibly later gold ring with a broad, rounded hoop and an oval bezel with a plain mount. Size: D:19.76mm / US: 10 / UK: T 1/2; Weight: 10g Provenance: From a private London collection; earlier circulating on the Netherlands art market in the 1980s. This item has been checked against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.