LOT 1122 Roman Gold Ring with Mercury Gemstone
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1st century BC. A gold finger ring comprising an ellipsoid cell and D-section hoop, banded glass cloison with intaglio figure of Mercury (Greek Hermes) advancing wearing a petasos and cloak, holding pan-pipes(?"). Accompanied by a museum-quality impression. Cf. Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 140. 3.4 grams, 24.88mm overall, 20.85mm internal diameter (approximate size British U 1/2, USA 10 1/4, Europe 23.15, Japan 22) (1"). Property of a gentleman; from a Mayfair, London, UK, gallery; formerly in a 1990s UK collection.
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