ROMAN HIGH KARAT GOLD RING WITH EMERALD INTAGLIO DEPICTING MARS Ca. AD 50 - 200. An oval emerald intaglio engraved with the standing figure of Mars wearing a helmet. The intaglio is set in an oval bezel of a gold ring with a flat-sectioned hoop that broadens towards the bezel. For similar see: Bagot J., El legado de Hefesto: A Memorial to a Private Collection of Ancient Rings and Glyptics, n. 494. Size: D:13.3mm / US: 2 / UK: D; Weight: 3.48g Provenance: Private UK collection; From an old British collection formed in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.