ROMAN RED CARNELIAN INTAGLIO DEPICTING DIANA IN HIGH KARAT GOLD RING Ca. AD 50 - 200. An oval carnelian intaglio engraved with a figure of Diana shown in profile to the right, standing on a groundline with a bow held in his extended left hand and a quiver slung across his back. Set in an oval-shaped bezel of a gold ring with a broad, tapering hoop. For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number 1987,0212.123; Bagot J., El legado de Hefesto: A Memorial to a Private Collection of Ancient Rings and Glyptics, n. 258. Size: D:16.92mm / US: 6 1/2 / UK: M 1/2; Weight: 6g Provenance: Private London collection; previously acquired from a New York private collection formed in the 1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.