ROMAN BRONZE RING WITH RED JASPER INTAGLIO DEPICTING ALEXANDER THE GREAT AS HERACLES. Ca. 100 BC - AD 100. A red jasper intaglio engraved with a left-facing bust of Alexander the Great depicted as Heracles, wearing a lion skin tied around his neck. The intaglio is set within a broad bronze ring with a thick, rounded band tapering to the back. For similar see: Bagot J., El legado de Hefesto: A Memorial to a Private Collection of Ancient Rings and Glyptics, n. 415. Size: 6mm x L 1/2mm; Weight: 11.78g Provenance: Private UK collection; From an old British collection formed in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.