HELLENISTIC CARNELIAN INTAGLIO DEPICTING ITHYPHALLIC SATYR AND A RAM IN GOLD RING. Ca. 200 - 1 BC . A translucent orange carnelian intaglio engraved with an ithyphallic satyr standing behind a ram. The figure is shown holding a short staff, and the animal is rendered with a textured body and lifted foreleg. Set in an oval gold bezel merging into the broad shoulders of a tapered gold hoop. The ring of a possibly later period. For similar see: Christie's, Online Auction 20996, Masterpieces in Miniature: Ancient Engraved Gems formerly in the G. Sangiorgi Collection Part III, Lot 35. Size: D:18.34mm / US: 8 1/4 / UK: Q; Weight: 8g Provenance: Private central London collection; previously acquired on the UK art market before 2000. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.