ANCIENT JEWELLERY & SEAL RINGS HAMMER AUCTION | Apr 21, 2026
Lot 380
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 380 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

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From a European collection since the 1980's.

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