ROMAN CARNELIAN INTAGLIO OF THE ROD OF ASCLEPIUS IN SILVER RING

Ca. AD 200 - 300. A carnelian intaglio engraved with the Rod of Asclepius, with a serpent coiled around a vertical staff above a short base. It is set in a possibly later silver ring with an oval bezel cell and a flat-section hoop. Size: D:18.34mm / US: 8 1/4 / UK: Q; Weight: 4.7g Provenance: From a private London collection; earlier circulating on the Netherlands art market in the 1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.