ROMAN CARNELIAN INTAGLIO DEPICTING ALEXANDER THE GREAT IN HIGH KARAT GOLD RING Ca. AD 1 - 200. A carnelian intaglio engraved with a right-facing bust of Alexander the Great, wearing the lion-skin headdress of Herakles draped over his head. His facial features are crisply delineated, with a straight brow, almond-shaped eye, and sharply cut nose and chin. The stone is secured in a plain gold collet, set in a gold ring with a flat-sectioned hoop that thickens at the shoulders. Size: D:18.14mm / US: 8 / UK: P 1/2; Weight: 8.8g Provenance: Private London collection; previously acquired from a New York private collection formed in the 1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.