Victorian Hermes Intaglio Ring Add Inscription:Yes and the stones were usually

and the stones were usually set in silver - meaning this gold example is something of a rarity

and curves around a slightly larger on in the middle

*principal stone displays a feather inclusion off the edge of the girdle

Stone is older

Victorian Hermes Intaglio Ring Add Inscription:Yes and the stones were usuallyHermes was a multifaceted character: the archetypal trickster, the divine messenger, the patron (and idealisation) of youths, he guided souls deep into the earth to the realm of Hades, he was clever, and (pushing both liberalism and anthropomorphism to their extremes) he was a thief because the Greeks believed that even thieves should have their patron deity. This Victorian signet ring features an intaglio carving of Hermes, and quite an unusual one