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Ancient Roman Faunus intaglio ring, circa 1st-2nd century AD.

Yellow Gold

£5,100

Ancient Roman Faunus intaglio ring. Set with a round glass intaglio in a closed back rubover setting featuring a bust of Faunus, proceeding to smoothly rounded shoulders and terminating in a solid D-shape shank. Tested yellow gold, approximately 1.6g in weight, circa 1st-2nd century AD.
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Reference Number 27612
Ring size: J The majority of items can be re-sized free of charge.
Period Ancient Roman
TOTAL / RING Weight 1.72 grams
Metal Yellow Gold
This ring is in fine condition, commensurate with its age.
A Roman deity, Faunus was worshiped as the god of the forest, plains and fields. He was associated with wilderness, agriculture, and oracular visions and was revered as both a protector of livestock and a conduit to the divine. Faunus was a mythological hybrid with human and goat attributes, in this example he is distinguished by his horns.

This ring was likely worn by someone seeking Faunus’s favor for agricultural prosperity or guidance through dreams and omens, echoing his role as a prophetic god.
Ancient Roman Faunus intaglio ring, circa 1st-2nd century AD.
Ancient Roman Faunus intaglio ring. Set with a round glass intaglio in a closed back rubover setting featuring a bust of Faunus, proceeding to smoothly rounded shoulders and terminating in a solid D-shape shank. Tested yellow gold, approximately 1.6g in weight, circa 1st-2nd century AD.
27612
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