Ca. AD 50 - 300. An oval-shaped carnelian intaglio engraved with a simplified image of Minerva standing in profile. The figure is robed in a vertically pleated garment, with her right hand holding a long spear and her left hand extended forward. She is depicted wearing her iconic helmet. The intaglio is set into a bezel of a gold ring with a slender, carinated hoop. For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number 1986,0401.180; Amgueddfa Cymru, Item number 81.79H/4.1. Size: D:13.3mm / US: 2 / UK: D; Weight: 4.5g Provenance: Property of a London Ancient Art Gallery; formerly in the famous Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister; acquired between the early1960s to 1990s.