![ROMAN PROSTITUTE'S RING C.100-300 AD, SIZE 2: Gilt bronze, size 2 for wear on the small finger between the first and second joints as was the custom. 2.9mm rounded face band with the thickened bottom in the Roman taste. Rounded rectangular bezel](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/337260/182520563_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1721662940)
Ancient Greek & Roman Rings
![ROMAN PROSTITUTE'S RING C.100-300 AD, SIZE 2: Gilt bronze, size 2 for wear on the small finger between the first and second joints as was the custom. 2.9mm rounded face band with the thickened bottom in the Roman taste. Rounded rectangular bezel](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/337260/182520563_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1721662940)
![LATE ROMAN/MEDIEVAL RING 7th-10th CENTURY, SIZE 4 3/4: 7th-10th Century AD. Silvered bronze, size 4 3/4 with raised oval-shaped bezel probably to serve as a signet and never incised as often found. Rounded face band 2.5mm at the bottom flaring to the shou](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/337260/182520604_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1721662940)
![ROMAN RING C.4th-6th CENTURY AD, SIZE 5 3/4: Size 5 3/4, oval form, gilt bronze with 2.0mm rounded face band flaring slightly to the shoulders. Lenticular bezel with flat face inscribed with a patter, perhaps a bird. Probably a signet ring. Surf](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/337260/182520716_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1721662940)
![ROMAN KEY RING C.100-300 AD, SIZE 8: Gilt bronze, size 8. Broad rounded band with integral intricately toothed key projection. These rings were used to open jewelry boxes, the ownership of which was prestigious. As a result, many were ma](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/337260/182520654_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1721662940)
![Three Roman Bronze Rings & 1 Roman Bronze/Iron Key Ring: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. A set of 4 bronze rings, each of a wearable form with a smooth shank, and the ring with the thickest shank bears an iron key on top. Size of largest](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/337307/182542479_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1721691916)
![FINE ROMAN RING C.4th-6th CENTURY AD, SIZE 5 1/2: Size 5 1/2 oval form, gilt bronze with 3.8 mm ridged face band flaring to the shoulders. The bottom with broad thickened band in the Roman taste. Raised lenticular bezel with flat face inscribed with](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/337260/182520667_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1721662940)
![4 Roman / Byzantine Bronze Rings (1 Archer's Ring): Roman, Imperial Period to early Byzantine Empire, ca. 2nd to 6th century CE. A gathering of 3 wearable rings - 2 with minimalist designs and the third with a circle-adorned bezel - as well as a later](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/337307/182542473_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1721691916)
![ROMAN/BYZANTINE RING, 3RD-6TH CENTURY, SIZE 2 1/2: Gilt bronze, size 2 1/2 with 2.3mm medially ridged band flaring to the scalloped shoulders. Oval bezel cut with three strokes, probably serving as a signet. Professionally refurbished with the 24karat](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/337260/182520691_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1721662940)
![GREEK/BALKAN BETROTHAL RING, 18TH-19TH CENTURY, SIZE 10: A well known type said to confer the promise, by a soldier being sent to a distant war, of faithfulness to this betrothed. See Ancient Rings, Pollio, p.137 for an identical example. Size 10 with 3.4mm](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/337260/182520668_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1721662940)
![4 Petite Roman Bronze Artifacts: Fob, Key & Buckle: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd to 4th century CE. A selection of 4 cast-bronze artifacts from ancient Rome including a petite key, a thumb rest for a personal knife, a bird-shaped fob, and an intrica](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/337307/182542475_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1721691916)
![Authentic Ancient Medieval Viking / Celtic / Anglo-Saxon Bronze Ring, 11th-13th Century: This Authentic Ancient Medieval Viking / Celtic / Anglo-Saxon Bronze Ring, dating from the 11th to 13th century, exemplifies the exceptional craftsmanship of the medieval period. Originating from the](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6733/337724/182761762_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1722009830)
![Gold Ring w/ Roman Carnelian Intaglio Mars w/ Shield: Roman, late Republic to early Imperial Period, ca. 1st century BCE to 1st century CE; Western Europe, probably England or France, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. An attractive carnelian intaglio of](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/337120/182389256_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1721426841)
![Gold Ring w/ Roman Carnelian Intaglio of a Horse Head: Roman, Republic period, ca. 1st century BCE; Europe, Neoclassical period, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A refined Roman carnelian intaglio hand-carved with the image of a horse head set in a Neoc](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/335904/181792836_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1720648705)
![Gold Ring w/ Roman Bloodstone Intaglio of Apollo: Roman, Republic period, ca. 1st century BCE; Europe, Neoclassical period, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A delightful Roman bloodstone intaglio hand-carved with the image of the Greek and Roman go](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/337120/182389260_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1721426841)
![Roman Gold Ring w/ Carnelian Intaglio of Goddess: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A gorgeous ring of circular form, made from 92.18% gold, that is set with an ovoid carnelian intaglio. Incised atop the carnelian is an image of a ri](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/335904/181792844_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1720648705)
![Roman Gold Ring w/ Purple Glass Cabochon: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A beautiful ring with a petite shank comprised of several teardrop-shaped segments that would have an intriguing feel on one's finger. Within the ovo](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/337307/182542467_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1721691916)
News about Ancient Greek & Roman Rings
![Closing soon: Met’s Chroma, revealing colorful truth of ancient sculpture](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Reconstruction-of-marble-finial-in-the-form-of-a-sphinx-detail-2022-1.jpg)
Closing soon: Met’s Chroma, revealing colorful truth of ancient sculpture
NEW YORK – Ancient Greek and Roman sculpture was once colorful, vibrantly painted, and richly adorned with detailed ornamentation. On view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art through March 26, Chroma: Ancient Sculpture in Color reveals the colorful backstory of polychromy — meaning “many colors” in Greek — and presents new discoveries of surviving ancient color […]
![US returns smuggled ancient artifacts to Libya](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Hellenic-bust-of-a-veiled-woman-circa-350-BCE.png)
US returns smuggled ancient artifacts to Libya
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) – The United States on March 31 returned a cache of smuggled ancient artifacts to Libya as the oil-rich Mediterranean country struggles to protect its heritage against the backdrop of years of war, turmoil and unrest. The repatriated items include two sculptures dating to the 4th century BCE from the ancient city of […]
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Native American ceramics, modern art star at Auctions at Showplace, Nov. 7
NEW YORK – Auctions at Showplace will continue the fall auction season with an exciting sale on November 7. It will feature a diverse offering including Picasso ceramics, a selection of modern art, mid-century furnishings, Asian objects, antiquities, fine jewelry along with costume jewelry and luxury goods from prime New York Metropolitan area estates. Absentee and […]
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Newark Museum to host important Steuben glass exhibition
NEWARK, N.J. – A sparkling, colorful gift of Steuben glass from The Thomas N. Armstrong III Collection will be on display in an upcoming exhibition at the Newark Museum. Unexpected Color: A Journey Through Glass, opening on April 28, 2019, showcases more than 130 works in glass designed by Frederick Carder for the famed Steuben Glass Works […]