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CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
Details
A ROMAN GOLD AND CORNELIAN INTAGLIO FINGER RING
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
The hollow hoop broadening to an oval bezel, the intaglio with a hand tweeking an ear, ¾ in. (2 cm.) across hoop; a Roman gilt bronze ring with jasper intaglio with bust of Hermes, 1 in. (2.5 cm.) across hoop; and a Roman gold ring with cornelian intaglio with bust of Hermes, 5/8 in. (1.5 cm.) across hoop, both 1st-3rd Century A.D. (3)
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
The hollow hoop broadening to an oval bezel, the intaglio with a hand tweeking an ear, ¾ in. (2 cm.) across hoop; a Roman gilt bronze ring with jasper intaglio with bust of Hermes, 1 in. (2.5 cm.) across hoop; and a Roman gold ring with cornelian intaglio with bust of Hermes, 5/8 in. (1.5 cm.) across hoop, both 1st-3rd Century A.D. (3)
Provenance
Private collection, England, 1990.