Bidspirit Auktion | ROMAN GOLD RING WITH INTAGLIO

ROMAN GOLD RING WITH INTAGLIO DEPICTING MARS - Ca. 300 - 100 BCA Roman gold ring with intaglio depicting the war God Mars represented naked wearing only the typical war helmet. He is holding a massive spear with his left hand and a symbol of triumph in his right. The intaglio is set in an oval bezel and framed in a line of gold pearls. The bezel is pinned up on a round hoop embellished on the shoulders with visible and elegant steps. For similar see: J. Spier’s Byzantium and the West: Jewelry in the First Millenium (2012), n. 10.Size: D:18.14mm / US: 8 / UK: P 1/2; Weight: 12gProvenance: Private UK collection; Ex. Swiss collection formed in the 1980s.