LATE ROMAN INLAID RING DEPICTING A RADIANT SUN

Ca. AD 200 - 400 A late Roman bronze ring with a circular bezel inlaid with an enamel depiction of the sun. The shoulder has auxiliary areas which would have held side-stones. In Roman mythology, the sun was personified as the god Sol, who was often depicted riding a chariot across the sky. For similar see: El Legado de Hefesto, n. 520.
Size: D:15.49mm / US: 4 3/4 / UK: J; Weight: 1.6g
Provenance: Property of London gallery, acquired on the Austrian art market.

Estimate: GBP 150 - 300