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A ROMAN GOLD AND CORNELIAN INTAGLIO RING
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.
The gold hoop decorated with a single gold granule set above the oval intaglio, engraved with a profile bust of Bacchus with hair dressed in corkscrew locks, a thyrsos decorated with ribbons in front
¾ in. (1.8 cm.) across hoop
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.
The gold hoop decorated with a single gold granule set above the oval intaglio, engraved with a profile bust of Bacchus with hair dressed in corkscrew locks, a thyrsos decorated with ribbons in front
¾ in. (1.8 cm.) across hoop