A roman amber finger ring with lion protome.

1st – 2nd century A.D.

30 x 32 mm

Ring shaped in a fine twist. The bezel in a form of a crouched lion. Nice dark red color, opaque on the surface.

Parallel: Cabinet des Médailles, Paris, inv. Froehner.1138

U.K. private collection, London.

Estimate: GBP 1800 - 2500