Ca. 1-200 AD. A carnelian intaglio engraved with a standing figure of Athena Parthenos. She is depicted with a spear in her right hand, a shield at her side, and a plumed helmet of Corinthian type on her head. To her side, is a flying Nike, wearing a belted chiton and holding a wreath. This fine intaglio is set in a gold finger ring of a hoop flat on the inside and rounded on the outside with pairs of incised grooves to each shoulder. For a similar intaglio, see The Michael C. Carlos Museum, Object Number 2008.031.051; Gisela M. A. Richter, Catalogue of Engraved Gems Greek, Etruscan, Roman; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Plate XXXIX, 269. The item has undergone X-ray fluorescence analysis to confirm the metallurgical content suggesting its ancient origin and lack of modern trace elements. This analysis will accompany the purchase. Size: D: 17.45mm / US: 7 1/4 / UK: O 1/2; 6.93g Provenance: Private UK collection; From an old London collection formed in the 1990s.