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A gold ring set with a Roman green jasper intaglio. Helios.

£ 2250

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A gold ring set with a Roman green jasper intaglio. Helios.

£ 2250

Intaglio: Roman, 2nd–3rd century A.D. 

Mount: Gold
Stone: 9 × 12 mm 
Ring sizes: UK Q½ · US 8¼ · FR 57 (resizeable)
Total weight: 6.26 g 
Condition: Chipped edge to the stone; wear marks; mount in good condition


A deep green jasper intaglio of the Roman Imperial period, set in a later gold mount with elegantly decorated shoulders of stylized plant and floral motifs. The stone is engraved with the standing figure of Helios, the solar deity, facing right, his head crowned with radiating rays and holding the solar whip — attributes immediately legible within the iconographic vocabulary of the Roman Imperial period. 

The later gold mount, with its richly worked foliate shoulders, provides an accomplished foil to the ancient gem, in the tradition of Grand Tour connoisseurship.
European collection; acquired on the market, early 2000s

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Each piece of jewellery is delivered with an authentification certificate signed by Bianca Massard and Gabriele Vangelli de Cresci experts, including additional documentation if existing and exhaustive description of the piece.
Pictures are part of the description and show state of conservation of the item. For additional pictures please contact us. (see contact section)

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