A fine Roman Gold and Sardonyx Cameo Finger Ring, Roman Imperial Period, ca. 1st century CE Scarabs Their vibrant colors and simple

Their vibrant colors and simple forms reflect both the technical skill and the stylistic preferences of Roman glassworkers

and holes at both the mouth and back of the head to allow smoke to escape

Provenance:  Private European collection

its tail curving forward around the proper right side

Intricate canopies were frequently placed over the sarcophagi to symbolize Heaven

A fine Roman Gold and Sardonyx Cameo Finger Ring, Roman Imperial Period, ca. 1st century CE Scarabs Their vibrant colors and simpleThis 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,