ROMAN GOLD RING WITH JASPER INTAGLIO OF PRIAPUS

Ca. 100 AD
A gold finger ring with a rounded hoop and intricate decorations on the shoulders. It holds a jasper intaglio showing Priapus, a deity symbolising fertility and a bountiful harvest in a distinctive ithyphallic portrayal.
Size: D:17.93mm / US:7 3/4 / UK:P ; 6.22g
Provenance: Property of a professional London art expert; obtained from an old British collection formed in the 1980s. This item has been checked against the Art Loss Register database.
Estimate: GBP 750 - 1500