ROMAN SILVER RING WITH INTAGLIO OF CUPID ON HORSEBACK

Ca. 100 BC - AD 100. A silver ring with a broad hoop expanding into rounded shoulders and a flat oval bezel set with a red stone intaglio. The gem is engraved with Cupid on horseback, galloping to the left. For similar see: Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales, Item Number 81.79H/4.67. Size: D:15.39mm / US: 4 1/2 / UK: I 1/2; Weight: 9.9g Provenance: From a London private collection; purchased in Germany; earlier part of a Swiss collection assembled in the 1990s

Estimation:€236.65

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