A ROMAN INTAGLIO WITH MERCURY LEANING ON A COLUMN IN BLACK JASPER, 2ND-3RD CENTURY AD A ROMAN INTAGLIO WITH MERCURY LEANING ON A COLUMN IN BLACK JASPER, 2ND-3RD CENTURY AD

A ROMAN INTAGLIO WITH MERCURY LEANING ON A COLUMN IN BLACK JASPER, 2ND-3RD CENTURY AD

Reference: ART600821

A Roman intaglio with Mercury leaning on a short column. He holds a bowl in his right hand and the caduceus in his left. A charming subject well rendered with a few strokes of the engraver's wheel drill.
14 mm. by 10 mm. Black Jasper. Roman 2/3rd.c.A.D.