ROMAN CARNELIAN INTAGLIO DEPICTING ANTONINUS PIUS IN HIGH KARAT GOLD RING Ca. AD 138 - 160. A carnelian intaglio engraved with a portrait of a bearded man in left-facing profile, his hair arranged in short curls and crowned with a laurel wreath. The facial features are clearly defined, with a prominent nose, defined eye contour, and full beard and moustache, representing the emperor Antoninus Pius. The stone is set in a later gold finger ring with a tapering hoop. For similar see: D. Del Bufalo (a curator di), Catalogo illustrato della Glittica nella collezione Santarelli, n.i. 50 - 57c, p. 20. Size: D:17.73mm / US: 7 1/2 / UK: O 1/2; Weight: 10g Provenance: Private UK collection; formerly with R. A.; since the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. Reviewed by Sami Fortune, an ancient jewellery specialist.