Gold Ring with a Roman Carnelian Intaglio of God Cronus

Culture: Roman

Period: 2nd - 3rd century A.D.

Material: Gold, Carnelian

Dimensions: 17 mm in diameter (ring size 55)

Price: 6 000 Euro

Ref: 3726

Provenance: Private collection Marjorie Bronfman (1917-2012), Montreal, Canada, acquired prior to March 1966. Thence in the collection of her daughter Dr. Corinne Bronfman (1947-2022), Washington D.C., with the inventory number 184. With copies of old photos and inventory lists.

Condition: The intaglio with minor chips on the upper left of the rim, otherwise wonderfully preserved.

Description: A Roman carnelian intaglio with a portrait of Cronus to the left, worked out in high quality and set in a modern gold ring of the mid-20th century. The father of Zeus with fine features, short, thick curls, which cascade into his forehead and a massive beard, which winds up along the prominent chin. Cronus has a cape pulled over his back of the head, which cascades in longitudinal folds. See for the depiction of the carnelian intaglio in the Metropolitan Museum in New York with the object number 81.6.53. Ready to wear.