A Roman Gold Ring with Garnet Intaglio, Roman Imperial Period Medium - Faience Strung on an 18K yellow

Strung on an 18K yellow gold chain that can be adjusted up to 18 inches

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Many wonderful and therapeutic properties are ascribed to the gem: it cleanses the body of impurities

A Roman Gold Ring with Garnet Intaglio, Roman Imperial Period Medium - Faience Strung on an 18K yellowThe 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,