Lot 16 | A KUSHAN GOLD RING WITH A GARNET INTAGLIO. FEMALE PORTRAIT.

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A KUSHAN GOLD RING WITH A GARNET INTAGLIO. FEMALE PORTRAIT.

A KUSHAN GOLD RING WITH A GARNET INTAGLIO. FEMALE PORTRAIT.

3rd century A.D.

Stone 9x12 mm; int. size 9,.5x13 mm; 4,18 gr

With large hollowed rounded hoop ending with an almond-shaped bezel set with a garnet intaglio; female portrait facing left. She is characterized by young features, her hair tied up in the back in a chignon. Wear marks.

Provenance: From a private collection, France, acquired on the art market in the early 2000s