LOT 134 Roman Gold Ring with Telesphorus Gemstone
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1st century AD. A gold finger ring comprising a slender lentoid-section hoop, ellipsoid plaque with central cell, inset carnelian(?) gemstone, intaglio standing Telesphorus with cape. Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L. Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 2137 for type. 6.89 grams, 24.35mm overall, 20.06mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18) (1"). From the collection of a European gentleman living in South London; acquired 1970-1980. Telesphorus was a son of Asclepius in Greek (Asia Minor) tradition, often found with his sister, Hygieia. He was depicted as a dwarf, his head always covered with a cowl, and he apparently represented recovery from illness. His name means the accomplisher or bringer of completion in Greek. His cult may have been introduced to Anatolia by Gaulish settlers, the Galatians, to whom St. Paul addressed one of his Epistles. Very fine condition. Rare.
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