ROMAN HIGH KARAT GOLD RING WITH AMETHYST INTAGLIO OF DANCING MAENAD. Ca. AD 50 - 200 A gold ring with a slender flat-section hoop supporting an oval bezel mount holding an amethyst intaglio in a plain frame. The intaglio is engraved with a dancing maenad in profile on a groundline, one leg raised, the right arm reaching towards a stylised tree at the side. Size: D:17.32mm / US: 7 / UK: N 1/2; Weight: 8.35g. Provenance: Private London collection; previously part of an early 2000s UK ancient art collection; formerly in the collection of G.M., prior to 1996. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.