LATE ROMAN INTAGLIO DEPICTING QUADRUPED IN SILVER RING

Ca. AD 200 - 500. A reddish-brown oval intaglio engraved with a quadruped in profile walking left, with simplified limbs and an elongated body. The gem is set in a possibly later silver ring with a recessed bezel framed by a broad collar and a faceted hoop. Size: D:17.93mm / US: 7 3/4 / UK: P; Weight: 4g Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the Austrian art market in the 1990s.