ROMAN CARNELIAN INTAGLIO DEPICTING MERCURY IN A SILVER-GILT RING Ca. 100 BC - AD 50 . A carnelian intaglio engraved with a figure of Mercury depicted in a bent posture. He is nude, with one leg forward and one arm extended downward, holding a caduceus. A chlamys is draped over his left shoulder. Anatomical details, including musculature and limbs, are finely articulated. The intaglio is set in an oval bezel with a gold frame and fitted into a possibly later silver-gilt ring with broad, tapering shoulders and a flat surface. Size: D:18.54mm / US: 8 1/2 / UK: Q 1/2; Weight: 8.31g Provenance: Private London collection; previously Mintici collection, Belgium 1970s-1990s. Reviewed by Sami Fortune, an ancient jewellery specialist.