A ROMAN GOLD RING WITH CARNELIAN INTAGLIO OF A SPHINX
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A Roman gold ring with carnelian intaglio of a sphinx
Circa 1st Century A.D.
The hollow gold hoop set with an oval intaglio carved with a sphinx, facing left with its right forepaw raised, intaglio 1.1cm long, ring size M, weight 2.1g
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Provenance:
with Petit Musée, Montreal.
Harry Toulch collection, Montreal, acquired from the above September 1998.
For a closely related rendering of a sphinx see the British Museum, London, acc. no. 1923,0401.230.
Circa 1st Century A.D.
The hollow gold hoop set with an oval intaglio carved with a sphinx, facing left with its right forepaw raised, intaglio 1.1cm long, ring size M, weight 2.1g
Footnotes
Provenance:
with Petit Musée, Montreal.
Harry Toulch collection, Montreal, acquired from the above September 1998.
For a closely related rendering of a sphinx see the British Museum, London, acc. no. 1923,0401.230.
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A ROMAN GOLD RING WITH CARNELIAN INTAGLIO OF A SPHINX
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