ROMAN AMETHYST INTAGLIO OF A RAM IN GOLD RING

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Ca. AD 300 - 400. A circular amethyst intaglio engraved with the head of a ram in left profile, accompanied by an eight-pointed star above. Set in a possibly later gold ring with a round bezel setting and a thick, rounded hoop. Size: D:17.32mm / US: 7 / UK: N 1/2; Weight: 3.6g Provenance: Private London collection; acquired in Germany; formerly in a Swiss private collection formed in the 1990s.

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