Bidspirit auction | ROMAN GARNET INTAGLIO OF A

ROMAN GARNET INTAGLIO OF A GRYLLOS IN A GOLD RING - Ca. AD 1 - 300. A garnet intaglio engraved with a gryllos composed of a bearded Silenus mask, an elephant head with a vegetal branch in its trunk, and two youthful male heads. It is set in a possibly later gold ring with a high oval mount enclosing the stone within a narrow raised rim. The hoop tapers from smooth shoulders to a slender lower band. Size: D:17.32mm / US: 7 / UK: N 1/2; Weight: 10g Provenance: From a private London collection; earlier held in an old family collection formed over the period 1960s–2000. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.