ROMAN CARNELIAN INTAGLIO DEPICTING FORTUNA IN GOLD RING. Ca.…

Lot no. 930

Estimate: £750 - £1,500

Sale date : 11/30/2025 at 2:00 PM

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Archaeology and Antiquities

Description

ROMAN CARNELIAN INTAGLIO DEPICTING FORTUNA IN GOLD RING. Ca. AD 50 - 200. A red carnelian intaglio engraved with Fortuna standing left, draped, holding a cornucopia in the left arm. Set within a rectangular recess, in a plain collet sunk into a gold ring of a continuous hoop of near-circular section that swells at the front and narrows on the back. The ring of a possibly later period. For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number 1872,0604.301; D. Del Bufalo, Catalogo Illustrato della Glittica nella Collezione Santarelli, Cat. n.i. 68/8m. Size: D:17.73mm / US: 7 1/2 / UK: O 1/2; Weight: 4g Provenance: Private London collection, acquired on the German art market, Munich before 2000. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

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