A Victorian Gold Ring Set With A Roman Banded Agate Intaglio. Mercury.
Stone 7 x 11 mm
Mount : silver bezel with gold hoop
Ring size: US size 7 - UK N - FR 55 (resizeable)
Total weight 1,93 gr
Intaglio : Roman art, 2nd century A.D
Mounting: Victorian era, 19th century
Carved in a warm honey-toned banded agate of exceptional translucency, this intaglio depicts Mercury — the divine messenger and god of travellers, commerce, and eloquence — standing in full figure. He is shown wearing
mantle and caduceus in his right hand, in his left hand a purse. His body rendered with the confident, fluid line that characterises the finest Roman glyptic art of the Imperial period.
The intaglio is set in a later gold and s
Mount : silver bezel with gold hoop
Ring size: US size 7 - UK N - FR 55 (resizeable)
Total weight 1,93 gr
Intaglio : Roman art, 2nd century A.D
Mounting: Victorian era, 19th century
Carved in a warm honey-toned banded agate of exceptional translucency, this intaglio depicts Mercury — the divine messenger and god of travellers, commerce, and eloquence — standing in full figure. He is shown wearing
mantle and caduceus in his right hand, in his left hand a purse. His body rendered with the confident, fluid line that characterises the finest Roman glyptic art of the Imperial period.
The intaglio is set in a later gold and s
2 750 €
Period: 19th century
Style: Rome and Antic Greece
Condition: Excellent condition
Material: Gold
Reference (ID): 1741905
Availability: In stock
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