A ROMAN GOLD AND BANDED AGATE FINGER RING
A ROMAN GOLD AND BANDED AGATE FINGER RING

CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.

细节
A ROMAN GOLD AND BANDED AGATE FINGER RING
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
The hollow hoop round on the interior and exterior, with slight carination at the sides, expanding at the shoulders to the flat oval bezel, the convex stone engraved with a draped male bust in profile, his face cleanly-shaven and his hair short and curly, possibly depicting a youthful Hercules
1¼ in. (3.1 cm.) wide
来源
Acquired by the current owner prior to 1990.

拍品专文

For a related example see no. 333 in Henig, Classical Gems, Ancient and Modern Intaglios and Cameos in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.