ROMAN CARNELIAN INTAGLIO DEPICTING A STANDING GODDESS IN GOLD RING. Ca. AD 50 - 200. A red carnelian intaglio engraved with a draped standing goddess facing left. The gem sits in an oval gold collet from which broad tapering shoulders run to a flat-band hoop of sub-rectangular section that narrows towards the back. The ring of a possibly later period. Size: D:17.32mm / US: 7 / UK: N 1/2; Weight: 5g Provenance: Private London collection, acquired on the German art market, Munich before 2000. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.