ROMAN HIGH KARAT GOLD RING WITH RED GARNET INTAGLIO DEPICTING A NOBLEWOMAN. Ca. AD 50 - 200. A tapering gold ring with a hoop of near-circular section, mounted with a small oval gold collet with a narrow raised rim, set with a garnet intaglio engraved with a female bust in left profile, the hair arranged in horizontal bands bound with a fillet, a lock falling behind the neck. For similar see: D. Del Bufalo, Catalogo Illustrato della Glittica nella Collezione Santarelli, Cat. n.i. 47/104g. Size: D:17.12mm / US: 6 3/4 / UK: N; Weight: 4g Provenance: Private London collection, acquired on the German art market, Munich before 2000. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.