ROMAN GILT-BRONZE RING WITH GLASS INTAGLIO DEPICTING RECUMBENT BULL

Ca. AD 200 - 400. A gilt bronze ring with a thick, domed hoop and an oval bezel set with a green glass intaglio engraved with the figure of a recumbent bull, its head turned slightly and legs folded beneath the body. For similar see: Bagot J., El legado de Hefesto: A Memorial to a Private Collection of Ancient Rings and Glyptics, n. 334 (ring). Size: D:14.88mm / US: 3 3/4 / UK: H; Weight: 13g Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the Belgian art market in the 1990s.