Two Roman silver rings a Sasanian green stone intaglio and two bronze rings 5
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Two Roman silver rings
Circa 3rd Century A.D.
One engraved with Mercury holding the caduceus and money bag, a Greek inscription around the edge, the bezel flanked by two pinnacles, finger size 'A', 22mm diam; the other with angular shoulders, the circular bezel inscribed with two bands of Greek letters, finger size 'I', 22mm diam; a Sasanian green stone intaglio engraved with a couchant winged quadruped, with a Pahlavi inscription above, circa 4th-6th Century A.D., set in a later silver ring, finger size 'O', 24mm diam; and two bronze rings one with a griffin in sunken relief, Greek or Etruscan, circa 5th-4th Century B.C,; the other incised with a ship, Roman Period, finger size 'I', 20mm diam (5)
Sold for £1,080 inc. premium

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  • Provenance:
    The first three items: English private collection, sold Bonhams, London, 26 Oct 2007, lot 295.
    The last two rings: acquired on the London art market in the last ten years.
    English private collection.

Category: Antiquities

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