ROMAN RING 2ND-5TH CENTURY AD, SIZE 8 ½ 5 1/2 A fine heavy man’s ring

A fine heavy man’s ring

Wearable size 9 3/4

made by the lost wax casting process

The form of Roman signet rings adapted to the Byzantine taste and cultural evolution

The figures in the field are lost significance but possible represent the status/achievements of the owner

ROMAN RING 2ND-5TH CENTURY AD, SIZE 8 ½ 5 1/2 A fine heavy man’s ringGood quality with 2. 1mm rounded face band flaring to the waisted shoulders. Lenticular bezel cut with a low rounded face with remnants of a design, serving as a signet which identified the owner and could be used to seal legal matters. (In Ben Hur, the title character identifies himself by stamping Messalas tablet with his ring which bears the signet of Quintus Arrius). Worn from use and professionally refurbished with the 24karat gold surface