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A ROMAN GOLD AND BANDED AGATE FINGER RING WITH MERCURY
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
The solid hoop rounded on the exterior, flat on the interior, the oval bezel set with a banded-agate cabochon engraved with the god depicted nude, facing right, his left arm extended outward, his right arm bent with a mantle draped over, holding his characteristic caduceus, sporting a petasos on his head, a mantle over his shoulders and descending down his right arm, on a thin groundline
15⁄16 in. (2.4 cm.) wide; ring size 7½

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with Joseph G. Gerena, New York, 1999.
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