ROMAN AGATE INTAGLIO WITH ROOSTER AND MOUSE IN SILVER RING Ca. AD 1 - 100. An oval banded agate intaglio engraved with a rooster standing in profile, facing left, grasping the tail of a mouse in its beak. The stone is set in a silver bezel framed by a twisted border. The shoulders are decorated with openwork volutes, and the hoop is of flat section, tapering gently towards the back. For similar see: The Michael C. Carlos Museum, Object number 2012.032.231. Size: D:17.53mm / US: 7 1/4 / UK: O; Weight: 4.18g Provenance: Private London collection; formerly in South German private collection 1980s-early1990s.