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Roman, Actor chromium chalcedony gold ring, Roman, circa 1st - 2nd century AD
Roman, Actor chromium chalcedony gold ring, Roman, circa 1st - 2nd century AD

Roman

Actor chromium chalcedony gold ring, Roman, circa 1st - 2nd century AD
Chromium chalcedony, gold
Length of intaglio: 9 mm
Ring size UK: N
£ 3,200.00
Roman, Actor chromium chalcedony gold ring, Roman, circa 1st - 2nd century AD
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The ancient Roman chromium chalcedony gem engraved with a profile seated figure of an actor wearing a himation and holding a theatre mask out in front, set in a modern...
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The ancient Roman chromium chalcedony gem engraved with a profile seated figure of an actor wearing a himation and holding a theatre mask out in front, set in a modern 18-carat gold ring.
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Provenance

French private collection, acquired in the 1930s


Literature

There is an intaglio in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, (inv. no. 8.2) showing an actor standing but holding a similar theatre mask in front: cf. Beazley Archive gem no. M46.
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