ROMAN HIGH KARAT GOLD RING WITH EMPRESS

Ca. AD 200 - 300 A gold ring with a broad flat-section hoop and a rectangular bezel-panel decorated in low relief with a draped female bust in profile facing right, with straight nose, rounded chin and centrally parted hair drawn back into a low chignon. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 2016.239 (shape). Size: D:14.48mm / US: 3 1/4 / UK: G; Weight: 3.06g. Provenance: Private London collection; previously acquired in Brussels, Belgium; initially from a Swiss private collection (1901-1981). This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. .