ROMAN CARNELIAN INTAGLIO PORTRAIT OF YOUNG MARS IN HIGH KARAT GOLD RING

拍品描述

Ca. AD 200 - 300. A carnelian intaglio engraved with the profile portrait of young Mars, facing left and wearing a crested helmet. The gem is set in a gold ring with a broad, flat-section hoop tapering towards the back. For similar see: The Classical Art Research Centre, Record Number: 40000273. Size: D:17.93mm / US: 7 3/4 / UK: P; Weight: 3.9g Provenance: Private London collection; previously in a South-German private collection formed on the European art market in the 1980s and 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

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