ROMAN CARNELIAN INTAGLIO OF MERCURY AND A DEER IN SILVER RING

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Ca. AD 200 - 300. A carnelian intaglio engraved with Mercury walking on a groundline, wearing a petasos, holding a caduceus and leading a deer by a leash, set in a possibly later silver ring with a tapering hoop expanding to a circular bezel plate with a raised edge. Size: D:17.32mm / US: 7 / UK: N 1/2; Weight: 9.9g Provenance: Private London collection, acquired on the German art market, Munich before 2000.

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