COLLECTION OF ROMAN GOLD RINGS

Ca. AD 100 - 400. A collection of three gold rings, including, from left to right: a ring with a slender circular-section hoop and a rounded bezel engraved with a portrait head in profile; a ring with a D-section hoop expanding to broad shoulders and an oval bezel set with a garnet intaglio engraved with a bird; and a ring with a slender hoop and an oval bezel engraved with a bee. Size: D:15.49-17.12mm / US: 4 3/4-6 3/4 / UK: J 1/2-N; Weight: 6.6g Provenance: Private London collection; formerly in a UK ancient art collection (early 2000s); previously in the G.M. collection before 1996. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.