ROMAN STONE INTAGLIO OF JUPITER IN GOLD RING
Ca. AD 50 - 200. A pale stone intaglio engraved with Jupiter standing, with a thunderbolt beside his left side. The gem is set in a possibly later gold ring with a flat-section hoop expanding at the shoulders to an oval bezel with a raised collar enclosing the stone. Size: D:18.34mm / US: 8 1/4 / UK: Q; Weight: 4.4g Provenance: Private London collection; acquired in Munich, Germany in the 1990s.
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Ca. AD 50 - 200. A pale stone intaglio engraved with Jupiter standing, with a thunderbolt beside his left side. The gem is set in a possibly later gold ring with a flat-section hoop expanding at the shoulders to an oval bezel with a raised collar enclosing the stone. Size: D:18.34mm / US: 8 1/4 / UK: Q; Weight: 4.4g Provenance: Private London collection; acquired in Munich, Germany in the 1990s.