ROMAN SILVER RING WITH JASPER INTAGLIO DEPICTING A HAND HOLDING A MOUSE

Ca. AD 100 - 300 A Roman silver ring with a triangular sectioned band that widens on the shoulders to form an oval bezel, which secures a red jasper intaglio. The intaglio depicts a hand holding a mouse by its tail. For similar see: El legado de Hefesto, n. 401
Size: D:mm / US: 7 3/4 / UK: P; Weight: 8g
Provenance: Property of a London gallery; previously acquired at the art market in Vienna; formerly in an Austrian collection formed prior to 2000.

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Estimate: GBP 150 - 300