Bidspirit auction | ROMAN OR BYZANTINE AGATE CAMEO

ROMAN OR BYZANTINE AGATE CAMEO OF A HAND PINCHING AN EARLOBE AND GREEK INSCRIPTION - Ca. AD 300 - 500. An oval two-layered agate cameo depicting a right hand pinching the earlobe between thumb and index finger, with the Greek inscription ????????? ??? above (”Remember me”), set in a gold ring with a flat-section hoop broadening to an oval bezel with a raised frame and a lateral flange with scrolls. For similar see: The Louvre Museum, Inventory number: Bj 1296; The British Museum, Museum number 1814,0704.1630; Christie's, Live Auction 5488, Antiquities, 7 October 2010, Lot 207. Size: D:18.95mm / US: 9 / UK: R 1/2; Weight: 10.3g Provenance: From a private London collection; earlier part of a UK ancient art collection dating to the early 2000s; prior ownership with G.M. pre-1996. This item has been checked against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.