RARE ROMAN GREEN GLASS INTAGLIO OF CENTAUROMACHY IN HIGH KARAT GOLD RING

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Ca. 100 BC - AD 100. A green glass intaglio engraved with a centauromachy, depicting a centaur rearing above a fallen figure with a shield, set in a possibly later gold ring with a broad oval bezel formed as a stepped, concentric frame above a plain tapering hoop. For similar subject see: The British Museum, Registration number 1946,1007.12. Size: D:18.75mm / US: 8 3/4 / UK: R; Weight: 18g Provenance: Private London collection; acquired in Munich, Germany in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

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