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ROMAN REPUBLIC, CIRCA 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
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A ROMAN CARNELIAN RING STONE
ROMAN REPUBLIC, CIRCA 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
The flat oval stone engraved with a boy walking to the left, nude but for a cloak pulled tight over his left shoulder and envelloping his left arm, with zigzag folds falling from his raised right arm, holding a cylindrical lantern above a human skull on the groundline below; mounted as a ring in a modern gold setting
13/32 in. (1.1 cm.) long; ring size 8¼
ROMAN REPUBLIC, CIRCA 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
The flat oval stone engraved with a boy walking to the left, nude but for a cloak pulled tight over his left shoulder and envelloping his left arm, with zigzag folds falling from his raised right arm, holding a cylindrical lantern above a human skull on the groundline below; mounted as a ring in a modern gold setting
13/32 in. (1.1 cm.) long; ring size 8¼
Provenance
English Private Collection.