ROMAN RED GARNET INTAGLIO DEPICTING VENUS IN GOLD RING. Ca. AD 1 - 300. A red garnet intaglio engraved with Venus standing left. The figure shown in profile is wearing a chiton. Set in an oval gold collet framed by a beaded collar of small bosses and mounted on a D-section band. The ring of a possibly later period. For similar see: Christie's, Online Auction 16396, Ancient Jewelry: Wearable Art, Lot 21. Size: D:20.98mm / US: 11 3/8 / UK: W 1/2; Weight: 6g Provenance: Private UK collection; acquired in Germany; formerly with A. Moser collection, Switzerland 1990s-2000. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.