Bidspirit auction | ROMAN GOLD DOUBLE RING WITH

ROMAN GOLD DOUBLE RING WITH CARNELIAN INTAGLIO OF A SNAIL - Ca. AD 1 - 300. A gold double ring formed of two hoops joined beneath an oval bezel cell with a carnelian intaglio engraved with a snail on a groundline, with small gold granules at the junction and a green glass tubular bead at the rear. For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number 2010,5006.1519. Size: D:14.88-15.29mm / US: 3 3/4-4 1/4 / UK: H-I ; Weight: 6.5g Provenance: Private London collection; previously from a Belgian collection formed during the 1980s–1990s. This item has been checked against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.