A ROMAN SOLID GOLD BETROTHAL RING

Circa 200-400 AD. A beautifully formed gold ring, widening at the bezel and decorated with a repousse depiction of a pair of clasped hands. Cf. Scarisbrick, Diana. 2007. Rings : Jewelry of Power, Love, and Loyalty. no. 81, p. 63, London: Thames and Hudson. Hindman, Sandra, Beatriz Chadour-Sampson, Reine Hadjadj, Mr. Jack Ogden, and Diana Scarisbrick. 2014. Cycles of Life : Rings from the Benjamin Zucker Family Collection, Les Enluminures. no. 9, pp. 74–77, London: Paul Holberton Publishing. Zanker, Paul, Seán Hemingway, Christopher S. Lightfoot, and Joan R. Mertens. 2019. Roman Art : A Guide through the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Collection. no. 92, pp. 181, 206–7, New York: Scala Publishers.Size: D: 14.36mm / US: 3 3/8 / UK: G; 7.04gProvenance: Central London private collection of Ancient Art and jewellery; acquired from an East Coast, US estate collection formed before 1979.