A ROMAN RED JASPER RING STONE
A ROMAN RED JASPER RING STONE

CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.

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A ROMAN RED JASPER RING STONE
circa 1st century b.c.
The large oval stone engraved with the head of Poseidon in profile to the left, the hair and long beard finely rendered
ring size 9

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For a similar example see no. 173 in Henig, Classical Gems, Ancient and Modern Intaglios and Cameos in the Fitzwilliam Musuem, Cambridge. Both are based on a "Severe Style" Greek sculptural prototype of the early 5th century BC.

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