Gold ring with a magical jasper intaglio of a lizard. Roman, 2nd-3rd Century AD.
Gold ring with a magical jasper intaglio of a lizard. Roman, 2nd-3rd Century AD.
£3,600.00
Description
A gold ring with a magical jasper intaglio of a lizard.
Roman, 2nd-3rd Century AD.
Ring size P UK / 7.5 US.
The intaglio measures 1.4 x 1.1cm.
Weight 7.2 grams.
The mottled yellow and green jasper is engraved with a crawling lizard surrounded by an unidentified inscription. The high carat gold ring is later.
References from the The Campbell Bonner Magical Gems Database:
Bibliothèque nationale de France, ID-Number: Fr-BnF-CdM_AA.Seyrig.31.
Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Ägyptisches Museum, ID-Number: DE-Berlin-Aeg_11921.
Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Ägyptisches Museum, ID-Number: DE-Berlin-Aeg_11922.
Skoluda Collection, Hamburg, ID-Number: DE-Hamburg-Skoluda_M076.
Int-Private Coll._/Wagner - Boardman 2003, 572/
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