A gold ring with carnelian ringstone

NORTHWESTERN FRONTIER, CIRCA 5TH CENTURY

细节

A gold ring with carnelian ringstone
Northwestern Frontier, circa 5th century
The plain hoop with a rounded profile widening towards the large oval bezel, the ringstone carved in intaglio with a male bust
1 3/16 in. (2.8 cm.) wide; ring size 10½

来源

Japanese Collection, 1980s

拍品专文

For another ringstone of similar design, dated to the 5th/6th century, from the Northwest Frontier of India, see M. Henig, Classical Gems, 1994, cat. no. 487, p. 217.