A ROMAN RED JASPER RING STONE
A ROMAN RED JASPER RING STONE

CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.

Details
A ROMAN RED JASPER RING STONE
Circa 1st Century A.D.
The flat oval stone engraved with the head of the god Mercury, a mantle pinned at the base of the neck, his caduceus and a cock behind him, the forepart of a ram before him; mounted as a ring in a modern gold setting
7/16 in. (1.1 cm.) long; ring size 7¼
Provenance
German Private Collection, circa 1980.

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