PAIR OF ROMAN GOLD RINGS WITH BANDED AGATE AND RED GARNET CABOCHONS. Ca. AD 1 - 300. A pair of gold rings, each with a slender tapered hoop and oval bezel: from left to right, a circular "eye" banded agate cabochon with concentric layers set in a raised collet, and a deep red garnet cabochon neatly set in a low bezel. For similar see: J. Bagot, El legado de Hefesto: A Memorial to a Private Collection of Ancient Rings and Glyptics, n. 492-497. Size: D:12.6-13.3mm / US: 1 1/4-2 / UK: B 1/2-D; Weight: 2g Provenance: Private London collection, acquired on the German art market, Munich before 2000.