Lot 115
A carnelian Roman intaglio ring
Auction: 9 March 2021 at 10:00 GMT
£8,125
Description
intaglio Roman, 2nd Century A.D, the oval hard stone carved with the bust of Manlia Scantilla in profile, in a rub-over yellow gold setting on a plain tapered shank, probably early 19th century
Dimensions
Ring size: L/M, intaglio height: 1.8cm
Footnote
Provenance: Lots 111 - 119 from a private collection.
Duke of Wellington Collection (1807-1884), The Wellington Gems exhibition, no 239, S.J Phillips, London 1977.
Note: Manlia Scantilla was briefly, for three months, Roman Empress as wife of Emperor Didius Julianus who became Emperor on 28th Match 193, in what became known as 'Year of the Five Emperors'. He was killed on the 1st June 193, and replaced by Emperor Septimus Severus.