A ROMAN SARDONYX RING STONE
A ROMAN SARDONYX RING STONE

LATE REPUBLICAN, CIRCA SECOND HALF OF 1ST CENTURY B.C.

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A ROMAN SARDONYX RING STONE
late republican, circa second half of 1st century b.c.
The rounded rectangular stone engraved with a youthful hero, nude but for the mantle worn over his shoulder, brandishing a sword as he approaches a draped woman seated upon a bed, a groundline below, mounted in a modern open-back gold setting
size 9

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