316, Lot: 535. Estimate $500. Sold for $525. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Fragmentary bronze ring with class cameo depicting Tiberius. Roman, Augustan era. Plain band with oval bezel inlaid with a black and white glass cameo depicting a male bust with the features of a young Tiberius facing slightly right.
Height of cameo: 1.7cm; maximum diameter of band: 2.3cm. Small portion of band missing, light pitting and tiny fragments missing on cameo. An interesting early imperial piece.
Ex Gorny & Mosch 163 (14 December 2007), lot 165.