Victorian 18ct Gold Signet Ring With Roman Carnelian Intaglio Of A Centurion

A smart 18ct75% pure gold (or 750 parts pure gold and 250 parts other metals) gold ring that was made circa 1880-1900. It has been set with a Roman intaglioAn engraved stone, the opposite of a cameo, with a recessed design cut below the surface of the stone. Intaglio designs are common for signet rings and fob seals. of a centurion that has been carved in to a carnelian​A translucent red variety of chalcedony which in its turn is a form of cryptocrystalline quartz. ​Carnelian has​ been known and used since antiquity when it was sourced from the surfaces of the Egyptian and Arabian deserts. The ​most prized carnelian has a true blood-red color..

It is a neat look when worn.