ROMAN GOLD RING WITH INTAGLIO DEPICTING CLASPED HANDS AND POPPY SEED HEAD. Ca. AD 300. A gold ring set with a circular intaglio carved on a layered red and white stone. The intaglio depicts a pair of clasped hands positioned below a central poppy seed head. The intaglio is secured within a smoothly rounded gold bezel that follows the contours of the stone. The solid hoop widens towards the bezel. For similar see: The Michael C. Carlos Museum, Object Number 2012.032.187; The British Museum, Museum number 1917,0501.541. Size: D:18.14mm / US: 8 / UK: P 1/2; Weight: 4.95g Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the German art market in the 1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. This piece is accompanied by an authentication statement by Sami Fortune, ancient jewellery specialist.