ROMAN HIGH KARAT GOLD RING WITH CARNELIAN INTAGLIO DEPICTING CHIMERA Ca. AD 200 - 400. A carnelian intaglio engraved with a chimera, showing a lion’s body in profile with a goat protome arching from its back and a curling serpent forming the tail, all set above a sharply incised groundline. The intaglio is cut in an octagonal form and is set within a bezel on a solid gold hoop of thick, angular construction. For similar see: Bagot J., El legado de Hefesto: A Memorial to a Private Collection of Ancient Rings and Glyptics, n. 324 (ring). Size: D:19.15mm / US: 9 1/4 / UK: S; Weight: 8g Provenance: Private London collection; previously acquired from a Belgian collection (1980s-1990s). This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.