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THB2nd C. Roman Gold Ring Chalcedony Cameo of a Grotesque
Lot 42d
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Roman, Imperial period, ca. 2nd century CE. A fabulous finger ring comprised of over 21 karat gold and a chalcedony cameo of a grotesque male head with exaggerated features carved with remarkable and detailed precision. Intended to ward off evil, the grotesque displays a towering, bald head crowned by a single lock of hair over deep set eyes, an arched brow line leading to a prominent aquiline nose, and full lips in a grimace. Gaping sleep lines diagonally cross his forehead, while heavy nasolabial folds flank his mouth; both of which greatly accentuating his age. Complementing the fascinating visage, the gold ring is quite elegant, composed of a round hoop, flat inside and rounded on the outside, with decorative vertical ribs along the shoulders. The hoop expands to support a large oval bezel with a border decorated in the same fashion as the ribs on the shoulders. Size of ring: 1.1" L x 1" W (2.8 cm x 2.5 cm); of cameo: 0.8" L x 0.5" W (2 cm x 1.3 cm); US ring size: 7.75; gold quality: 89 to 90% (equivalent to over 21 karats); weight: 16.3 grams
Provenance: private Boynton Beach, Florida, USA collection; ex-Apollo Art Auctions, London, UK, October 9, 2022, lot 167; ex-Robert Unger collection, London, UK; ex-London, UK gallery, acquired in the 1980s on the UK art market
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#178613Some small nicks and scratches to gold and a few encrustations to cameo, but otherwise intact, wearable, and in overall excellent condition. Impressive preservation of detail.Condition
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