ROMAN HIGH KARAT GOLD INTAGLIO RING DEPICTING A YOUNG EMPEROR Ca. AD 100 - 200. A garnet intaglio engraved with the bust of a youthful male, possibly a young emperor. He is facing left, wearing a paludamentum, and his hair is arranged in parallel rows and held in place by a band ended with dangling pendants. The oval stone is set in a plain gold bezel flanked by granulated elements at the shoulders and joined to a rounded hoop of a slender form. For similar see: Bagot J., El legado de Hefesto: A Memorial to a Private Collection of Ancient Rings and Glyptics, n. 406. Size: D:18.54mm / US: 8 1/2 / UK: Q 1/2; Weight: 4g Provenance: Private London collection; previously French art market 1970s/1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.