Lot Essay
The style and shape of this gem are typical of Roman works from Campania. For a similar gem see no. 143 in Maaskant-Kleibrink, Catalogue of the Engraved Gems in the Royal Coin Cabinet, The Hague.
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CIRCA 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
Details
A ROMAN AMETHYST RING STONE
circa 2nd-1st century b.c.
The convex oval stone engraved with a New Comedy mask of a beardless angry old man in profile to the left; mounted as a ring in a modern gold setting
ring size 6
circa 2nd-1st century b.c.
The convex oval stone engraved with a New Comedy mask of a beardless angry old man in profile to the left; mounted as a ring in a modern gold setting
ring size 6