Lot Essay
Cf. A. B. Chadour, Rings: The Alice and Louis Koch Collections, I, Leeds, 1994, p. 123, no. 422 for the ring type.
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A ROMAN GOLD AND NICOLO INTAGLIO RING
EARLY 3RD CENTURY A.D.
The bevelled oval intaglio engraved with an eagle standing on a ground line holding a wreath in its beak, set in a heavy ornate gold ring hoop with broad pointed shoulders decorated with scrolling foliage in deep relief, hoop underside slightly roughened
.7/8 in. (2.2 cm.) across hoop; 1.3/8 in. (3.5 cm.) across shoulders
EARLY 3RD CENTURY A.D.
The bevelled oval intaglio engraved with an eagle standing on a ground line holding a wreath in its beak, set in a heavy ornate gold ring hoop with broad pointed shoulders decorated with scrolling foliage in deep relief, hoop underside slightly roughened
.7/8 in. (2.2 cm.) across hoop; 1.3/8 in. (3.5 cm.) across shoulders