ROMAN FAUSTULUS INTAGLIO IN GOLD RING
Ca. 100 AD.An oval-shaped green jasper intaglio of Faustulus leaning on his staff underneath a tree. The ring has a round hoop and graceful shoulders with "Y" shaped finials adorned with granules. The gold setting may be from a later period. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number: 17.194.36. Size: D:18.34mm / US:8 1/4 / UK:Q ; 6.28g Provenance: Property of a London Ancient art collector, formerly in a Mayfair private collection of Mr. P. S., formerly acquired on the UK art market since the 1970s. This item has been checked against the Art Loss Register database.
- The cost is converted to USD at the rate of 1 GBP = 1.228725 USD on 2023-11-03.
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