A ROMAN GOLD RING WITH A ROCK CRYSTAL INTAGLIO OF MINERVA, ROMAN, 1ST CENTURY AD A ROMAN GOLD RING WITH A ROCK CRYSTAL INTAGLIO OF MINERVA, ROMAN, 1ST CENTURY AD A ROMAN GOLD RING WITH A ROCK CRYSTAL INTAGLIO OF MINERVA, ROMAN, 1ST CENTURY AD A ROMAN GOLD RING WITH A ROCK CRYSTAL INTAGLIO OF MINERVA, ROMAN, 1ST CENTURY AD A ROMAN GOLD RING WITH A ROCK CRYSTAL INTAGLIO OF MINERVA, ROMAN, 1ST CENTURY AD

A ROMAN GOLD RING WITH A ROCK CRYSTAL INTAGLIO OF MINERVA, ROMAN, 1ST CENTURY AD

Reference: ART3004333

An elegant Roman gold ring with a cabochon rock crystal intaglio showing a bust of Minerva facing left. The shank of the ring has raised 'shoulders' which are drawn into peaks. The bezel expands outwards from the shank to hold the intaglio in a 'basket'. The intaglio would originally have been backed by a gold foil in order to reflect the light through the crystal.
24 by 21 mm.
EU Size: 5
Weight: 3.67 grams
Gold and rock crystal. Roman. 1st.c.A.D.

PROVENANCE
From a European collection formed in the 1980's.