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CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
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A ROMAN CARNELIAN RING STONE
CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
The flat oval stone engraved with a frontal view of Sol driving a quadriga, the god wearing a radiate crown, his whip in hand, the wheels of the chariot shown on either side of the horses' legs, two of the horses' heads facing in, the other two facing out, on a groundline; mounted as a ring in a modern gold setting
in. (1.3 cm.) wide; ring size 8¾
CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
The flat oval stone engraved with a frontal view of Sol driving a quadriga, the god wearing a radiate crown, his whip in hand, the wheels of the chariot shown on either side of the horses' legs, two of the horses' heads facing in, the other two facing out, on a groundline; mounted as a ring in a modern gold setting
in. (1.3 cm.) wide; ring size 8¾
Provenance
with Ariadne Galleries, New York, 1980s.