Bidspirit auction | ROMAN CARNELIAN INTAGLIO OF HERCULES

ROMAN CARNELIAN INTAGLIO OF HERCULES FIGHTING THE NEMEAN LION IN SILVER RING - Ca. AD 200 - 300. A carnelian intaglio engraved with Hercules fighting the Nemean lion on a groundline, his body bent forward in combat. It is set in a possibly later silver ring with a raised oval bezel, voluted shoulders and a broad flat-section hoop. Size: D:17.32mm / US: 7 / UK: N 1/2; Weight: 4g Provenance: From a private London collection; earlier circulating on the Netherlands art market in the 1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.