A fine Roman Gold and Sardonyx Cameo Finger Ring, Roman Imperial Period, ca. 1st century CE Vessels Wynne Prize for Landscape Painting

Wynne Prize for Landscape Painting

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an exhibition of 88 works on silk from the Holmes à Court Collection

This stunning necklace brings together the most rare and prized gemstones of the ancient world

A fine Roman Gold and Sardonyx Cameo Finger Ring, Roman Imperial Period, ca. 1st century CE Vessels Wynne Prize for Landscape PaintingThis tiny gold finger ring set with an exquisite sardonyx intaglio engraved with a bird. The artist masterfully carved the stone to highlight the bird, standing but facing behind itself with tail artfully extended, in the reddish brown top layer of the stone against the white lower layer. Dimensions: US ring size 6 (UK=L 1 2, DE=17, CH=11, FR=51. 9, EU=51. 9, JP=11). Bezel length: 1. 1 cm (0. 4 inch) Condition: The ancient gold ring partially dented,