Bidspirit auction | ROMAN GOLD RING WITH SCORPION


ROMAN GOLD RING WITH SCORPION - Ca. AD 1 - 200. A gold ring with a broad D-section hoop widening to a slightly raised rectangular bezel engraved with a scorpion. Zigzag bands and rows of punched dots frame the bezel. For similar see: The Classical Art Research Centre, Record Number: 40003764. Size: D:18.95mm / US: 9 / UK: R 1/2; Weight: 8.8g Provenance: Private London collection; formerly with F.A., Brussels; from a Belgian collection assembled between the early 1970s and early 1990s. This item has been checked against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.