A ROMAN BROWN CHALCEDONY RINGSTONE WITH A GODDESS SEATED ON...

A ROMAN BROWN CHALCEDONY RINGSTONE WITH A GODDESS SEATED ON A CRAB
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
½ in. (1.1 cm.) long; ring size 8 ¾

Provenance
M.H. Nevil Story-Maskelyne (1823-1911), Wroughton, Wiltshire; thence by descent to his son-in-law, William Arnold-Forster (1886-1951), Cornwall.
Catalogue of the Story-Maskelyne Collection of Ancient Gems, the Property of W.E. Arnold Forster, Esq., Sotheby's, London, 4-5 July 1921, lot 138 (part).
Browet, acquired from the above (according to auctioneer's book).
Marjorie Bronfman (1917-2012), Montreal, acquired by 1978; gifted to her daughter, Dr. Corinne Bronfman (1947-2022), Washington, D.C.; thence by descent to the current owner.