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Gold ring with a sard intaglio of Cupid and a Centaur
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Gold ring with a sard intaglio of Cupid and a Centaur

A gold ring set with a sard intaglio depicting Cupid tormenting a Centaur.

Roman, 1st century BC / 1st century AD.??

The ancient intaglio measures 1.4 x 1.2 cm.??

The ring size is a O 1/2 UK / 7.2.5 US.??

The high carat gold ring is modern.

The intaglio has historical damage to the bottom, however in the classical taste the setting edge of the ring incorporates a fine gold repair.?

A similar intaglio can be found in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (accession number: 13.235) and another in the Michael C. Carlos Museum (object number: 2012.032.149).

An ancient marble sculpture known as the Borghese Centaur which dates to the 1st - 2nd Century AD can be found in the Musée du Louvre, Paris, catalogue number: MR 122 ; N 305 ; Ma 562.

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