LATE ROMAN GOLD RING WITH GARNET INTAGLIO OF CLASPED HANDS

Ca. AD 300 - 500 . A gold ring composed of two slender circular-section hoops, joined and opening at the front towards a bezel plate with a raised frame, flanked by granules at the shoulders. The bezel is set with a garnet intaglio engraved with clasped hands. Size: D:18.95mm / US: 9 / UK: R 1/2; Weight: 2.8g Provenance: Private London collection; formerly in a UK ancient art collection (early 2000s); previously in the G.M. collection before 1996.