ROMAN HIGH KARAT GOLD RING WITH AGATE INTAGLIO PORTRAIT OF A NOBLEMAN

Ca. AD 100 - 200. A gold ring with a slender hoop and an oval bezel mount set with an agate intaglio engraved with a left-facing portrait bust of a nobleman in profile, draped at the shoulder. For similar see: The Classical Art Research Centre, Record Number: 200011059. Size: D:13.67mm / US: 2 1/2 / UK: E; Weight: 4.1g Provenance: Private London collection; previously in a South-German private collection formed on the European art market in the 1980s and 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter..