A Roman silver ring with erotic intaglio, 3rd century Solid ring with wide face and robust shoulders sloping downward at a sharp angle. The cross-section of the hoop almost triangular, on the underside narrow and strongly tapering toward the face. The sides of the shoulders with curved flutes at centre and relief profile edges. The face of the ring with a gold, oval bezel and raised edge, framing a finely incised nicolo intaglio depicting an erotic scene: an erect phallus at left, the central motif a symplegma involving two standing males and one, Additional-Rights-Clearance-Info-Not-Available

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