ROMAN SILVER RING WITH CARNELIAN INTAGLIO OF CERES

Ca. AD 100 - 200. A silver ring with a D-section hoop expanding into an oval bezel set with a carnelian intaglio engraved with Ceres standing in profile, draped in a long garment and holding a sheaf of grain. Size: D:17.93mm / US: 7 3/4 / UK: P; Weight: 6.1g Provenance: From a London private collection; purchased in Germany; earlier part of a Swiss collection assembled in the 1990s

Estimate:£200

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