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1 May 2013, 10:30 BST
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Two Roman gold intaglio rings
Circa 2nd-3rd Century A.D.
One with a jet intaglio of Aesculapius with a snake, set in a plain gold Roman ring, 9mm length of intaglio; finger size 'G', 19mm diam of hoop; the other a jasper intaglio with a gryllus head, set in a Roman ring with spiral hoop and granulation decorated bezel, 10mm length of intaglio, finger size 'M', 22mm diam of hoop; and a Phoenician gold and agate intaglio ring with a circular bezel bordered with granulation and a wide band, finger size 'K', 21mm diam of hoop (3)
Circa 2nd-3rd Century A.D.
One with a jet intaglio of Aesculapius with a snake, set in a plain gold Roman ring, 9mm length of intaglio; finger size 'G', 19mm diam of hoop; the other a jasper intaglio with a gryllus head, set in a Roman ring with spiral hoop and granulation decorated bezel, 10mm length of intaglio, finger size 'M', 22mm diam of hoop; and a Phoenician gold and agate intaglio ring with a circular bezel bordered with granulation and a wide band, finger size 'K', 21mm diam of hoop (3)
Footnotes
Provenance:
UK private collection.
The first two from the Jürgen Abeler (1933-2010) Collection, Wuppertal. The jasper ring: Vom Siegelring zum Liebesriing, Wuppertal, no. 90.
The Phoenician ring was acquired in Jerusalem in the 1980s.
























