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Property from a Private Massachusetts Collection
A ROMAN NICOLO RINGSTONE
CIRCA LATE 1ST CENTURY B.C.-EARLY 1ST CENTURY A.D.
Details
A ROMAN NICOLO RINGSTONE
CIRCA LATE 1ST CENTURY B.C.-EARLY 1ST CENTURY A.D.
The bevelled oval stone engraved with a profile draped bust of Mercury wearing a winged petasos, his caduceus over his shoulder; mounted as a ring in a 19th century gold setting that hinges open to reveal an inscription in Italian, reading: DAL SAPERE VIEN L'AVERE (knowledge comes from having)
5/16 in. (.79 cm.); ringsize 7
CIRCA LATE 1ST CENTURY B.C.-EARLY 1ST CENTURY A.D.
The bevelled oval stone engraved with a profile draped bust of Mercury wearing a winged petasos, his caduceus over his shoulder; mounted as a ring in a 19th century gold setting that hinges open to reveal an inscription in Italian, reading: DAL SAPERE VIEN L'AVERE (knowledge comes from having)
5/16 in. (.79 cm.); ringsize 7
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 12 March 1986, lot 240.
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