ISLAMIC AND ASIAN ART TIMED AUCTION SEPTEMBER 2025 | Sep 23, 2025
Page 3 of catalogue
Lot 224
A LARGE ROMAN GOLD RING WITH AN INTAGLIO SHOWING A BUTTERFLY, 1ST CENTURY AD A LARGE ROMAN GOLD RING WITH AN INTAGLIO SHOWING A BUTTERFLY, 1ST CENTURY AD A LARGE ROMAN GOLD RING WITH AN INTAGLIO SHOWING A BUTTERFLY, 1ST CENTURY AD A LARGE ROMAN GOLD RING WITH AN INTAGLIO SHOWING A BUTTERFLY, 1ST CENTURY AD A LARGE ROMAN GOLD RING WITH AN INTAGLIO SHOWING A BUTTERFLY, 1ST CENTURY AD

Lot 224 A LARGE ROMAN GOLD RING WITH AN INTAGLIO SHOWING A BUTTERFLY, 1ST CENTURY AD

Reference: ART6001043

A large Roman gold ring made from a heavy beaded gold wire, attached to a large beaten sheet gold bezel which holds an agate intaglio of a butterfly which represents Psyche, the soul in antiquity.
Gold and agate. Roman 1st.c.A.D.
26 by 27 mm.
Weight: 10.2 gr. EU size 9

PROVENANCE
From a European collection since the 1980's.

Estimate
€1,500 - €2,000
Minimum bid
€1,500