ROMAN INTAGLIO RING DEPICTING A PORTRAIT OF A JUPITER

Ca. AD 100 - 300 A D-shaped gold ring composed of a slender hoop with large shoulders and a bezel with an intaglio. This bezel encloses an intaglio depicting a bearded God probably Jupiter with a stripe running through his hair. He faces to the left and is realised in a simplistic manner. For similar see: El legado de Hefesto, n. 394.
Size: D:19.15mm / US: 9 1/4 / UK: S; Weight: 8g
Provenance: Property of a professional London art expert; obtained from an old British collection formed in the 1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

Estimate: GBP 1500 - 2500