ROMAN HIGH KARAT GOLD RING WITH AGATE CAMEO DEPICTING A DOG Ca. AD 100 - 300. A banded agate cameo carved with a hound in profile to the right, depicted alert with raised head and pointed ears. The animal’s body is smoothly contoured, with incised lines indicating the eye, jawline, and musculature of the flank. Mounted in a substantial gold ring with a flat hoop and high shoulders. For similar see: I. Sagiv, Representations of Animals on Greek and Roman Engraved Gems, Meanings and interpretations, fig. 1a; D. Del Bufalo, Catalogo illustrato della Glittica nella collezione Santarelli, inv. 47/81.g. Size: D:15.7mm / US: 5 / UK: J 1/2; Weight: 7g Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the Holland art market in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.