ROMAN CARNELIAN INTAGLIO DEPICTING CLASPED HANDS IN SILVER RING Ca. AD 1 - 300. An oval carnelian intaglio engraved with a pair of clasped hands, each defined with splayed fingers, incised cuffs, and prominent thumbs curving upward at the centre. The stone is set in a silver bezel integrated into a broad, flat-sectioned hoop. For similar see: The Louvre Museum, Inventory Number Bj 1288. Size: D:18.14mm / US: 8 / UK: P 1/2; Weight: 5.67g Provenance: Private London collection; formerly in South German private collection 1980s-early1990s.