PTOLEMAIC CHALCEDONY INTAGLIO OF CLEOPATRA IN GOLD RING

Ca. 52 - 30 BC. A chalcedony intaglio engraved with the profile bust of Cleopatra facing right. The stone is set in a possibly later gold ring with a D-section rounded hoop expanding to a high oval mount. For similar see: The Classical Art Research Centre, Record Number: 40010404. Size: D:13.3mm / US: 2 / UK: D; Weight: 1.6g Provenance: Private Swiss collection; acquired on the Europeam art market 1990-2010's