STUNNING HELLENISTIC GOLD RING WITH CARNELIAN INTAGLIO DEPICTING HORSE IN OPENWORK. Ca. 300 - 200 BC. A carnelian intaglio finely engraved with a horse advancing left, above a groundline. The arched neck with a neatly arranged mane and the head slightly inclined. Set in an oval gold collet with a beaded rim, and mounted to an openwork gold hoop with a central undulating wire flanked by filigree braids and plain outer edges. For similar see: The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Accession number 27.698. Size: D:17.12mm / US: 6 3/4 / UK: N; Weight: 4g Provenance: Private London collection; previously in a 1990s UK Ancient art collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.