A LARGE ROMAN GOLD RING WITH A BLACK JASPER INTAGLIO OF MINERVA/ATHENA, 1ST CENTURY AD A LARGE ROMAN GOLD RING WITH A BLACK JASPER INTAGLIO OF MINERVA/ATHENA, 1ST CENTURY AD A LARGE ROMAN GOLD RING WITH A BLACK JASPER INTAGLIO OF MINERVA/ATHENA, 1ST CENTURY AD A LARGE ROMAN GOLD RING WITH A BLACK JASPER INTAGLIO OF MINERVA/ATHENA, 1ST CENTURY AD A LARGE ROMAN GOLD RING WITH A BLACK JASPER INTAGLIO OF MINERVA/ATHENA, 1ST CENTURY AD

A LARGE ROMAN GOLD RING WITH A BLACK JASPER INTAGLIO OF MINERVA/ATHENA, 1ST CENTURY AD

Reference: ART600895

A large Roman hollow gold ring with a black jasper intaglio of Minerva/Athena sitting on a cuirass holding a statuette of Victory and a shield balanced behind her. Minerva was one of the Capitoline Triad so she was very fundamental to the idea of 'Romanitas'. It is hardly surprising that she appears so often as the subject of intaglios and cameos of the Roman period. Given her accompanying symbols it is evident that an important victory is commemorated by this intaglio.
30 by 23 mm.
Size: 11
Weight: 9.1 gr.

PROVENANCE
Ex-European private collection acquired before 1970