LARGE ROMAN HIGH KARAT GOLD RING WITH CARNELIAN INTAGLIO OF A SHEPHERD MILKING A SHEEP. Ca. AD 300 A gold ring with a broad bezel plate expanding from a rounded hoop and inset with a carnelian intaglio of octagonal outline, engraved with a pastoral scene of a shepherd kneeling beside a sheep and milking it. Size: D:18.95mm / US: 9 / UK: R 1/2; Weight: 7.69g. Provenance: Private London collection; previously French art market 1970s/1980. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.