A Roman Gold Ring with Garnet Intaglio, Roman Imperial Period Medium - Faience a gently sloped shoulder that

a gently sloped shoulder that tapers to form the cylindrical neck

almost touching and ready to fly

1960s - 1970s

She is depicted partially nude

A Roman Gold Ring with Garnet Intaglio, Roman Imperial Period Medium - Faience a gently sloped shoulder thatThe dark garnet intaglio engraved with a figure, most probably Mercury, holding a caduceus and wearing a tapered helmet, set in a heavy ring of 22K+ gold, the wide round bezel and shank creating a very attractive backdrop for the curved intaglio. Spier, Jeffrey 'Ancient Gems and Finger Rings', J. Paul Getty Museum, 200 pages (1993), p. 126, no. 335 Condition: Intact and in very good condition overall. Dimensions: US ring size 3 (UK=F, DE=14, CH=4,