Bidspirit auction | LARGE ROMAN GOLD RING WITH


LARGE ROMAN GOLD RING WITH AGATE INTAGLIO OF PEACOCKS ON WHEAT STALKS - Ca. AD 1 - 50. A gold ring with a broad rounded hoop expanding to a wide oval bezel set with a convex agate intaglio engraved with a pair of peacocks standing above wheat stalks. For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number 2010,5006.1013; The Classical Art Research Centre, Record Number: 40003038. Size: D:18.54mm / US: 8 1/2 / UK: Q 1/2; Weight: 13g 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.