ROMAN SILVER RING WITH INTAGLIO DEPICTING CRESCENT... Lot n° 440
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Ca. AD 1 - 200.
A Roman silver ring decorated with a polygonal red jasper intaglio engraved with magical subjects, the three little stars near the crescent moon; the stone boasts an intense coloring with semi-precious stones depicting magical subjects became widespread in the imperial period when many different cults such as the Isiac began to circulate in Roman territory. The ring has a round band with large flat section. For similar El Legado de Hefesto n.479.
Size: D:18.34mm / US: 8 1/4 / UK: Q; Weight: 9.2g
Provenance: Private UK collection; From an old London collection formed in the 1990s.
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