ROMAN HIPPOCAMPUS INTAGLIO IN OPENWORK SILVER RING. Ca. AD 300. An oval-shaped red intaglio depicting a hippocampus, framed by a raised border with a twisted rope motif. It is set within a silver ring, with shoulders extending into openwork volutes that merge into the hoop, which is slightly rounded on the exterior. For similar see: Bagot J., El legado de Hefesto: A Memorial to a Private Collection of Ancient Rings and Glyptics, n. 271. Size: D:17.12mm / US: 6 3/4 / UK: N; Weight: 4.49g Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the UK art market in the 1990s.