Bidspirit auction | ROMAN CARNELIAN INTAGLIO OF VENUS

ROMAN CARNELIAN INTAGLIO OF VENUS VICTRIX AND CUPID IN GOLD RING - Ca. AD 50 - 200. A carnelian intaglio engraved with Venus Victrix, standing to the right with the body seen from behind, holding a long spear, shield and drapery in her left hand and a sword in her right, with Cupid at her right side raising a helmet towards her, both on a groundline. The intaglio is mounted in a possibly later gold ring with a large oval bezel and a slender hoop with triangular shoulders. For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number 1987,0212.568. Size: D:17.73mm / US: 7 1/2 / UK: O 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.