Ancient Roman Hippocampus intaglio ring hatton garden1

Ancient Roman Hippocampus intaglio ring hatton garden2

Ancient Roman Hippocampus intaglio ring hatton garden3

Ancient Roman Hippocampus intaglio ring hatton garden4

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Ancient Roman Hippocampus intaglio ring, circa 150-250 AD.

Name: Ancient Roman Hippocampus intaglio ring, circa 150-250 AD.
SKU: 28589
Price: 16500.00 GBP
Availability: InStock

Yellow Gold, Onyx

£16,500

Ancient Roman Hippocampus ring. Set with an oval intaglio depicting a hippocampus facing left, in a roman-set setting, flanked by broad integrated and flowing through to a solid flat . yellow , approximately 10.3g in weight, 150-250 AD.

This ring has been recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database Ref: ESS-D93749 and has been disclaimed as Treasure.

For a comparable example of Roman jewellery depicting a hippocampus see British Museum collection number 1872,0604.328.

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Reference Number 28589

Ring size: M½

Size Guide

Can be adjusted to any size.

Period Ancient Roman

TOTAL / RING Weight 10.3 grams

Gemstone Onyx, Intaglio

Provenance

This ring was discovered in Barwell, Leicestershire in 2022 whilst metal detecting cultivated land.

Condition

This ring is in fine condition, commensurate with its age.

Director's Notes

A hippocampus is a sea monster, a mix of horse ('hippo' in Greek) in the front and fish ('campos' in Greek) in the back. In Greek mythology the hippocampus appears as the draught animal or mount for various sea gods, including Neptune. It also appears in Pictish, Phoenician, Etruscan, and Roman cultures, often displayed or described as drawing the chariot of sea divinities.

This intaglio is carved from nicolo, a type of onyx intaglio whereby a thin layer of design showcasing a translucent bluish/grey colour lays atop blacker onyx, bringing the image to the fore. Nicolo intaglios date back to ancient times.

This ring was likely worn by an individual engaged in trade, naval affairs, or seeking Neptune’s favour for success in maritime endeavors.

Delivery & Returns

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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Ancient Roman Hippocampus intaglio ring, circa 150-250 AD.

Yellow Gold, Onyx

£16,500

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