Ancient Roman gold ring with vine leaf intaglio. Horizontally set with an oval cornelian intaglio depicting a stylised vine leaf in a closed backcollet setting, encompassed by a delicate pelleted border and flanked by smoothly conforming trumpeting shoulders which flow through to a tapering solid D-shapeshank. Tested yellow gold, approximately 3.3g in weight, circa 3rd century AD.
Ancient Roman gold ring with vine leaf intaglio, circa 3rd century AD.
Ancient Roman gold ring with vine leaf intaglio. Horizontally set with an oval cornelian intaglio depicting a stylised vine leaf in a closed back collet setting, encompassed by a delicate pelleted border and flanked by smoothly conforming trumpeting shoulders which flow through to a tapering solid D-shape shank. Tested yellow gold, approximately 3.3g in weight, circa 3rd century AD.