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LOT 0896
Roman Silver Ring with Insignia
2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (3.56 grams, 20.13 mm overall, 16.26 x 18.07 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)).
Comprising a narrow D-section hoop and a large circular bezel with insignia.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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Roman Bronze Statuette of Mercury
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Shown standing nude with caduceus resting against the left forearm, a patera in the right hand, bunched lobes and centre-parted hairstyle; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 69 grams total, 98 mm including stand
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
Mercury is one of the most widespread divinities among the votive statuettes of Roman Age. The god of the Roman pantheon was similar to the Greek Hermes and the Etruscan Turms.
