Roman Brown Agate Cabochon Intaglio

standing figure of Herakles, left, nude and muscular, holding his club. Set in an antique gold ring

signet, 2nd - 3rd Centuries AD. ring, probably English 19th - early 20th Century

diam.: 18 mm. (3/4 in.)

U.S. ring size: 7-7.5

#9357

ex: private American collection, 1980s

Comparanda: ; Maaskant-Kleibrink, Marianne; Catalogue of the engraved gems in the Royal Coin Cabinet, The Hague : the Greek, Etruscan, and Roman collections (Hague, 1978) p.237, no. 602-603, pl.107; Fossing, Poul ; Catalogue of the antique engraved gems and cameos. The Thorvaldsen museum (Copenhagen, 1929) p.138, nos. 860 - 863, pl. 11