ROMAN GOLD RING WITH CHALCEDONY INTAGLIO OF A PORTRAIT OF MINERVA

Ca. AD 1 - 300. A gold ring with a slender rounded hoop joined to an oval box setting, the shoulders accented by applied gold pellets. The setting contains an oval chalcedony intaglio engraved with a profile portrait of Minerva facing left. The goddess wears a crested helmet. The stone is held within a plain raised gold frame. Size: D:18.14mm / US: 8 / UK: P 1/2; Weight: 4g Provenance: From a private London collection; earlier held in an old family collection formed over the period 1960s–2000. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.