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CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
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A ROMAN NICOLO INTAGLIO OF MERCURY
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
The standing figure of Mercury, naked save for chlamys over his shoulder, holding a money bag and caduceus, 3/8 in. (1 cm.) long; a red jasper intaglio with Tyche holding a cornucopia and steering oar or rudder, a kalathos on her head, with the letter 'A' in the field, 7/16 in. (1.2 cm.) long; and a cornelian intaglio with the bust of Nike, her hair tightly bound with one roll over the crown of her head, the tip of her quiver visible behind her shoulder, 3/8 in. (1 cm.) long, both 1st-2nd Century A.D., all in later ring settings (3)
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
The standing figure of Mercury, naked save for chlamys over his shoulder, holding a money bag and caduceus, 3/8 in. (1 cm.) long; a red jasper intaglio with Tyche holding a cornucopia and steering oar or rudder, a kalathos on her head, with the letter 'A' in the field, 7/16 in. (1.2 cm.) long; and a cornelian intaglio with the bust of Nike, her hair tightly bound with one roll over the crown of her head, the tip of her quiver visible behind her shoulder, 3/8 in. (1 cm.) long, both 1st-2nd Century A.D., all in later ring settings (3)
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