ROMAN GOLD INTAGLIO FINGER RING Circa 1st-2nd century AD A carved amber glass intaglio depicting a profile bust of a female with tutulus hairstyle; set in a sympathetic modern gold ring. Gold and glass, 6.85 grams, 25 mm overall (approximate size British M, USA 6 1/4, Europe 12.46, Japan 12) (1"). Very fine condition, wearable. Provenance UK art and antiquities market, acquired prior to 1990. Footnotes The tutulus hairstyle was originally Etruscan, worn primarily by the materfamilias , the mother of the family.
ROMAN GOLD INTAGLIO FINGER RING Circa 1st-2nd century AD A carved amber glass intaglio depicting a profile bust of a female with tutulus hairstyle; set in a sympathetic modern gold ring. Gold and glass, 6.85 grams, 25 mm overall (approximate size British M, USA 6 1/4, Europe 12.46, Japan 12) (1"). Very fine condition, wearable. Provenance UK art and antiquities market, acquired prior to 1990. Footnotes The tutulus hairstyle was originally Etruscan, worn primarily by the materfamilias , the mother of the family.
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