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Ancient Roman dolphin intaglio ring. Set horizontally with an oval glass intaglio depicting a dolphin, in a closed back Roman set setting, to a smoothly conforming yellow gold frame which leads though to a solid tapering D-shape shank. Tested yellow gold, approximately 6g in weight, circa 2nd-3rd century AD.
Dolphins were a favourite motif in the ancient world. They were sacred to the gods Venus and Apollo, and were frequently depicted with Cupid, the god of love, riding its back.
See Ruseva-Slokoska, L., 'Roman Jewellery', item 197 for a ring of similar period and style.
Inside diameter (mm) |
USA | UK | China India |
European |
---|---|---|---|---|
11.63 | 0 | |||
11.84 | ¼ | |||
12.04 | ½ | A | ||
12.24 | ¾ | A½ | ||
12.45 | 1 | B | 1 | |
12.65 | 1¼ | B½ | ||
12.85 | 1½ | C | ||
13.06 | 1¾ | C½ | 41 | |
13.26 | 2 | D | 2 | 42 |
13.46 | 2¼ | D½ | ||
13.67 | 2½ | E | 3 | 43 |
13.87 | 2¾ | E½ | ||
14.07 | 3 | F | 4 | 44 |
14.27 | 3¼ | F½ | 5 | 45 |
14.48 | 3½ | G | ||
14.68 | 3¾ | G½ | 6 | 46 |
H | 47 | |||
14.88 | 4 | H½ | 7 | |
15.09 | 4¼ | I | 48 | |
15.29 | 4½ | I½ | 8 | |
15.49 | 4¾ | J | 49 | |
15.7 | 5 | J½ | 9 | 50 |
15.9 | 5¼ | K | 51 | |
16.1 | 5½ | K½ | 10 | |
16.31 | 5¾ | L | 52 | |
16.51 | 6 | L½ | 11 | |
16.71 | 6¼ | M | 12 | 53 |
16.92 | 6½ | M½ | 13 | |
17.12 | 6¾ | N | 54 | |
17.32 | 7 | O | 14 | 55 |
17.53 | 7¼ | O½ | 56 | |
17.73 | 7½ | P | 15 | |
17.93 | 7¾ | P½ | 57 | |
18.14 | 8 | Q | 16 | |
18.34 | 8¼ | Q½ | 58 | |
18.54 | 8½ | R | 17 | 59 |
18.75 | 8¾ | R½ | ||
18.95 | 9 | S | 18 | 60 |
19.15 | 9¼ | |||
19.35 | 9½ | S½ | 19 | 61 |
19.56 | 9¾ | T | ||
19.76 | 10 | T½ | 20 | 62 |
19.96 | 10¼ | U | 21 | |
20.17 | 10½ | U½ | 22 | 63 |
20.37 | 10¾ | V | 64 | |
20.57 | 11 | V½ | 23 | |
20.78 | 11¼ | W | 65 | |
20.98 | 11½ | W½ | 24 | |
21.18 | 11¾ | X | 66 | |
21.39 | 12 | Y | 25 | 67 |
21.59 | 12¼ | Y½ | 68 | |
21.79 | 12½ | Z | 26 | |
22 | 12¾ | Z½ | 69 | |
22.2 | 13 | 27 | ||
22.4 | 13¼ | |||
22.61 | 13½ | |||
22.81 | 13¾ | |||
23.01 | 14 | |||
23.22 | 14¼ | |||
23.42 | 14½ | |||
23.62 | 14¾ | |||
23.83 | 15 | |||
24.03 | 15¼ | |||
24.23 | 15½ | |||
24.43 | 15¾ | |||
24.64 | 16 | |||
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