A ROMAN GOLD RING WITH AN AGATE INTAGLIO. GODDESS.... Lot 21

A ROMAN GOLD RING WITH AN AGATE INTAGLIO. GODDESS. 2nd century A.D. Stone 10x14 mm; int. size 15x18 mm; 3,89 gr With massive rounded hoop expanding upwards on the shoulders and surmounted by an oval flatten bezel containg an agate intaglio; a goddess standing left with himation, holding ear of corns in her hands (probably Ceres). Behind, an amphora. Groundline. Wear marks. Provenance: Formerly Antiquarium Ltd, NY; From a private collection, France, acquired on the art market in the early 2000s