A ROMAN GOLD AND RED JASPER FINGER RING
A ROMAN GOLD AND RED JASPER FINGER RING

CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.

細節
A ROMAN GOLD AND RED JASPER FINGER RING
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
With a plain hoop, oval in section, expanding at the shoulders, the flat oval bezel set with a bevelled stone engraved with a gryllos, composed of a mask of a bearded man conjoined to a mask of a bald and bearded Silenus, an elephant head projecting on one side, with a long trunk gripping a budding flower or branch
7/8 in. (2.2 cm.) wide; ring size 4½
來源
European Collection, 1980s.
with Fortuna Fine Arts, New York, 2004 (To Dress in Gold, no. 94).