ROMAN CARNELIAN INTAGLIO DEPICTING MERCURY IN GOLD RING. Ca.…

Lot no. 968

Estimate: £600 - £1,000

Sale date : 11/30/2025 at 2:00 PM

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Archaeology and Antiquities

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ROMAN CARNELIAN INTAGLIO DEPICTING MERCURY IN GOLD RING. Ca. AD 1 - 200. A carnelian intaglio engraved with Mercury standing facing right, holding a caduceus in his right hand and a purse in his left. A gold ring of tapered hoop mounts the stone in an oval collet. For similar see: The Beazley Archive, Record Number: 40000289. Size: D:14.27mm / US: 3 / UK: F 1/2; Weight: 3g Provenance: Private London collection, acquired on the German art market, Munich before 2000.

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