ROMAN CARNELIAN INTAGLIO OF ISIS FORTUNA AND ASCLEPIUS IN SILVER RING

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Ca. AD 300. A carnelian intaglio engraved with Isis-Fortuna holding a cornucopia in the right hand and a rudder in the left, confronted by Asclepius with a staff and a serpent. Mounted in a possibly later silver ring with a broad, tapering flat-section hoop and a raised oval bezel cell. Size: D:18.14mm / US: 8 / UK: P 1/2; Weight: 4.1g Provenance: Private central London collection; previously acquired on the UK art market before 2000.

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