Ancient Roman ring with jasper lion intaglio, circa 3rd century AD.
Yellow Gold
£5,100
Ancient Roman ring with jasper lion intaglio. Set with an oval jasper intaglio of a sitting lion underneath a tree in a closed backRoman set setting, encompassed by a fine wire border, the broad integrated shoulders highlighted with a scrolling wirework design and tapering to reverse. Tested yellow gold, approximately 5.70 grams in weight, circa 3rd century AD.
The lion, a prevalent motif in Roman glyptic art, signified strength, courage, and dominion, qualities highly esteemed in both military and imperial contexts.
Such rings were commonly worn by soldiers, officials, or elite individuals seeking to project power and divine favor, as lions were often associated with Jupiter and Hercules, figures of supreme authority and heroic virtue.
Ancient Roman ring with jasper lion intaglio, circa 3rd century AD.Yellow Gold
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International Ring Sizes
Inside diameter
(mm)
USA
UK
China
India
European
11.63
0
11.84
¼
12.04
½
A
12.24
¾
A½
12.45
1
B
1
12.65
1¼
B½
12.85
1½
C
13.06
1¾
C½
41
13.26
2
D
2
42
13.46
2¼
D½
13.67
2½
E
3
43
13.87
2¾
E½
14.07
3
F
4
44
14.27
3¼
F½
5
45
14.48
3½
G
14.68
3¾
G½
6
46
H
47
14.88
4
H½
7
15.09
4¼
I
48
15.29
4½
I½
8
15.49
4¾
J
49
15.7
5
J½
9
50
15.9
5¼
K
51
16.1
5½
K½
10
16.31
5¾
L
52
16.51
6
L½
11
16.71
6¼
M
12
53
16.92
6½
M½
13
17.12
6¾
N
54
17.32
7
O
14
55
17.53
7¼
O½
56
17.73
7½
P
15
17.93
7¾
P½
57
18.14
8
Q
16
18.34
8¼
Q½
58
18.54
8½
R
17
59
18.75
8¾
R½
18.95
9
S
18
60
19.15
9¼
19.35
9½
S½
19
61
19.56
9¾
T
19.76
10
T½
20
62
19.96
10¼
U
21
20.17
10½
U½
22
63
20.37
10¾
V
64
20.57
11
V½
23
20.78
11¼
W
65
20.98
11½
W½
24
21.18
11¾
X
66
21.39
12
Y
25
67
21.59
12¼
Y½
68
21.79
12½
Z
26
22
12¾
Z½
69
22.2
13
27
22.4
13¼
22.61
13½
22.81
13¾
23.01
14
23.22
14¼
23.42
14½
23.62
14¾
23.83
15
24.03
15¼
24.23
15½
24.43
15¾
24.64
16
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