ROMAN REPUBLICAN HIGH KARAT GOLD RING WITH RED INTAGLIO DEPICTING MARS ULTOR. Ca. 200 - 100 BC. A gold ring set with a red intaglio engraved with a standing figure of Mars Ultor. The god is depicted nude, facing left, with a small dog at his feet. The hoop is slender and rounded, widening at the shoulders to meet the oval bezel. For similar see: Bagot J., El legado de Hefesto: A Memorial to a Private Collection of Ancient Rings and Glyptics, n. 396 (ring). Size: D:16.92mm / US: 6 1/2 / UK: M 1/2; Weight: 3g 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.