Bidspirit auction | ROMAN GOLD RING WITH CARNELIAN

ROMAN GOLD RING WITH CARNELIAN INTAGLIO OF AN EROTIC SCENE - Ca. AD 100 - 300 (or later). A gold ring with a tapering hoop and an oval bezel set with a carnelian intaglio engraved with an erotic scene of a couple beneath drapery, the female figure on all fours with her back to a kneeling male figure, both on a couch with balustered legs and hanging tassels below. Size: D:17.53mm / US: 7 1/4 / UK: O; Weight: 6.7g 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.