Bidspirit auction | RARE ROMAN CARNELIAN INTAGLIO OF

RARE ROMAN CARNELIAN INTAGLIO OF LEDA AND SWAN IN GOLD RING - Ca. AD 1 - 300. A carnelian intaglio engraved with reclining Leda beside the swan, set in a possibly later gold ring with a circular bezel and a plain hoop tapering from the shoulders. For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number 2010,5006.1013; The Classical Art Research Centre, Record Number: 40003038. Size: D:18.14mm / US: 8 / UK: P 1/2; Weight: 7.4g 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.