Lot Essay
For a profile bearded head in similar style see the sardonyx ring stone, no. 161 in Zwierlein-Diehl, Die Antiken Gemmen des Kunsthistorischen Museum in Wien.
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ROMAN REPUBLIC, CIRCA MID 1ST CENTURY B.C.
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A ROMAN CARNELIAN RING STONE
roman republic, circa mid 1st century b.c.
The oval stone engraved with an "Archaistic" head of a helmeted god in profile to the left, with striated spade-shaped beard and a cap-like helmet of Italic type
in. (1.9 cm) long
roman republic, circa mid 1st century b.c.
The oval stone engraved with an "Archaistic" head of a helmeted god in profile to the left, with striated spade-shaped beard and a cap-like helmet of Italic type
in. (1.9 cm) long