ROMAN GOLD RING WITH CARNELIAN CAMEO OF EROS EARLY 3RD CENTURY A.D. 3/4 in. (7.09 grams, 21.79 mm overall, 17.87 mm internal diameter (approximate size British H 1/2, USA 4, Europe 6.81, Japan 6)). Composed of a convex hoop with expanding angled shoulders, oval bezel set with carnelian cameo gemstone carved with the head and face of Eros with pinched features and centrally-parted hair; a marriage. PROVENANCE: Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection. LITERATURE: Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 199, for similar ring. FOOTNOTES: This ring belongs to the typology of gold rings with gem (Type II, Variant I) of Ruseva-Slokoska classification. CONDITION
ROMAN GOLD RING WITH CARNELIAN CAMEO OF EROS EARLY 3RD CENTURY A.D. 3/4 in. (7.09 grams, 21.79 mm overall, 17.87 mm internal diameter (approximate size British H 1/2, USA 4, Europe 6.81, Japan 6)). Composed of a convex hoop with expanding angled shoulders, oval bezel set with carnelian cameo gemstone carved with the head and face of Eros with pinched features and centrally-parted hair; a marriage. PROVENANCE: Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection. LITERATURE: Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 199, for similar ring. FOOTNOTES: This ring belongs to the typology of gold rings with gem (Type II, Variant I) of Ruseva-Slokoska classification. CONDITION
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