Lot Essay
For the subject compare the carnelian gem in the Cabinet des Médailles, Paris, no. 318 in Richter, Engraved Gems of the Romans.
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CIRCA LATE 1ST CENTURY B.C.-EARLY 1ST CENTURY A.D.
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A ROMAN CARNELIAN RING STONE
Circa Late 1st Century B.C.-Early 1st Century A.D.
The oval stone slightly convex, engraved with Jason standing before the golden fleece which hangs in a tree before him, the hero nude but for a mantle draped over his shoulder, holding a spear and a shield, its rim resting on his shoulder, and wearing a crested helmet, one hand raised before him in a gesture of contemplation, a serpent coiled in the tree, its head raised above the fleece, and a cylindrical altar for Zeus Laphystios in the center, upon which is the head of a ram, on a groundline
¾ in. (1.9 cm) long
Circa Late 1st Century B.C.-Early 1st Century A.D.
The oval stone slightly convex, engraved with Jason standing before the golden fleece which hangs in a tree before him, the hero nude but for a mantle draped over his shoulder, holding a spear and a shield, its rim resting on his shoulder, and wearing a crested helmet, one hand raised before him in a gesture of contemplation, a serpent coiled in the tree, its head raised above the fleece, and a cylindrical altar for Zeus Laphystios in the center, upon which is the head of a ram, on a groundline
¾ in. (1.9 cm) long