LARGE ROMAN RED GARNET INTAGLIO DEPICTING CUPID AND GRYLLOS IN HIGH KARAT GOLD RING Ca. AD 100 - 300. A large red garnet intaglio engraved with a complex scene of a nude winged Cupid raising a club over his shoulder as he confronts a hybrid figure of Gryllos, with a human head, horse and ram foreparts, and a dolphin swimming below. A retrograde inscription in Greek letters is engraved beneath the scene. The gem is set within a broad oval bezel on a gold ring with tapering shoulders, possibly of a later date. For similar see: D. Del Bufalo, Catalogo illustrato della Glittica nella Collezione Santarelli, n. i. 47/91g. Size: D:19.56mm / US: 9 3/4 / UK: T; Weight: 8g Provenance: Private London collection; previously acquired from a Belgian collection (1980s-1990s). This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.