ROMAN INTAGLIO on three-layered agate mounted on a modern gold ring. Apis bull wearing isiac crown, in profile to left. Above, crescent moon. Base line. Signs of surface wear. Intaglio 8 x 11 mm; TDD 56; 3.93 g Roman art, 1st century B.C. - 1st century A.D. A Roman three-layered agate intaglio set in a modern gold ring. Apis bull facing left with isiac crown, crescent moon. Groundline. Signs of wears on the surface of the stone. 1st century BCE - 1st century A.D.

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