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LOT 0891
Eastern Roman Mercury Gemstone in Medieval Silver Ring
3RD-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (5.72 grams, 30.64 mm overall, 16.55 x 14.39 mm internal diameter (approximate size British G, USA 3 1/4, Europe 4.92, Japan 4)).
Eastern Roman carnelian cloison with intaglio Mercury standing with caduceus and coin-purse; in a medieval round-section hoop with scooped shoulders, tall hollow-formed facetted bezel with carinated rim; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex property of a North London lady; gifted from her father's collection; formerly with a Mayfair gallery, London, UK; previously acquired in the 1980s.
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