Intaglio ringstone with image of Hermes or Mercury
- Description
- This 'intaglio' ringstone shows the Greek god Hermes or Roman god Mercury, carrying a money bag and he has a cloak draped across his left arm. He wears a winged hat and winged boots. It was found in the Roman province of Dalmatia, and was once part of the collection of Sir Arthur Evans.
- Accession Loan No.
- 5/1946/385
- Collection Class
- Foreign archaeology
- Common Name
- intaglio ringstone with image of Hermes or Mercury
- Simple Name
- ringstone
- Full Name
- intaglio ringstone depicting Hermes/ Mercury
- Dimensions
- length 15 mm; W 12 mm
- Cultural Group
- Roman
- Period Classification
- Roman Imperial - 31 BC-476 AD
- Family Group
- Material
- carnelian
- Collector / Excavator
- Montague, LAD, Lieutenant Colonel
- Collection Site Name
- Burnum, Dalmatia
- Collection Country
- Croatia
- Collection Area Region
- Southern Europe
- Collection Continent
- Europe
