LATE ROMAN GOLD RING WITH CARNELIAN INTAGLIO OF A LEGIONARY EAGLE'S HEAD

Ca. AD 300 - 500. A gold ring with a slender hoop decorated with parallel ribbing along the exterior and granules flanking the oval bezel set with a carnelian intaglio in a raised frame. The intaglio is engraved with a legionary eagle's head in profile, with a long beak and feathers cut in linear strokes. For similar see: The Classical Art Research Centre, Record Number: 40002378. Size: D:18.14mm / US: 8 / UK: P 1/2; Weight: 3.2g Provenance: Private London collection; formerly in a UK ancient art collection (early 2000s); previously in the G.M. collection before 1996.