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MERCURY INTAGLIO IN ORIGINAL ROMAN GOLD

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MERCURY INTAGLIO IN ORIGINAL ROMAN GOLD
MERCURY INTAGLIO IN ORIGINAL ROMAN GOLD
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Ca. 100-300 AD A gold finger ring of carinated profile and expanded shoulders, high elliptical bezel set with a stone intaglio finely carved with a seated depiction of a god Mercury (Greek Hermes). He seats upon, what appears to be an altar, wearing a petasos and holding a caduceus staff. For similar intaglio see Michael C. Carlos Museum, Object Number: 2012.032.183. The item has undergone X-ray fluorescence analysis to confirm the metallurgical content suggesting its ancient origin and lack of modern trace elements.Size: D: 15.8mm / US: 5 1/8 / UK: K; 12g Provenance: Private London collection; formerly in a Swiss family collection, acquired in the 1980s and 1990s.
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MERCURY INTAGLIO IN ORIGINAL ROMAN GOLD

Estimate £1,500 - £3,000
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