A ROMAN CARNELIAN RING STONE

CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.

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A ROMAN CARNELIAN RING STONE
circa 1st century a.d.
Engraved with two cocks, one standing upright, the other bent forward with a cylindrical altar protruding from its back, on a groundline; set in a 19th European gold stick pin
in. (1.9 cm) wide

Lot Essay

The represented scene is likely the aftermath of a cockfight, the upright animal presumably the victor. For gems with the same subject see nos. 153 and 154 in Maaskant-Kleibrink, Catalogue of the Engraved Gems in the Royal Coin Cabinet, The Hague.

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