Victorian or Later Agate Intaglio - Quadriga Four Horse Chariot Intaglio

Roman Style Agate Intaglio - Quadriga Four Horse Chariot Culture: European Date: Circa: AD 19th - 20th Century Size and weight: 2.5cm and 4.3 grams Description: This is a stunning Romano style deep Orange to red intaglio stone. The subject is that of a Roman Quadriga, a four horse drawn chariot. The detail to the carving is exceptional. Little or no wear is seen to the stone which is in very fine condition. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Notes: Where it is possible to draw on reference material for similar ring types / styles this is made available in the description from one of the following publications: Victoria and Albert Museum Catalogue of Rings 1930 - C.C.Oman (reprint 1993) - Scarisbrick/Henig - Finger Rings (Ashmolean Museum Oxford - 2003) - BM Catalogue of Finger Rings Greek, Etruscan and Roman (1907) re-printed 1968, Marshall, F.H ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ All rings originate from private collections from both the UK and Europe. All ring examples are carefully selected and graded (A, B and C please see below) with all carefully cleaned and conserved as required. If a repair has been made, this will be mentioned in the description. Delivery charges are kept to the minimum and are usually 1 st class via Royal Mail. Grade A – Very fine: with no defects and little band distortion Grade B – Fine: minimum defects and band distortion Grade C – Good to fine: with defects as stated in description ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ More Genuine Historical Jewellery and Artifacts from our Shop eBay template design by whitediabolo read more