Victorian Hermes Intaglio Ring Add Inscription:Yes Behind the head there's gorgeous

Behind the head there's gorgeous reeded detailing

pointed tail

- Son of Hermes and a daughter of Dryops

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

and curves around a slightly larger on in the middle

Victorian Hermes Intaglio Ring Add Inscription:Yes Behind the head there's gorgeousHermes 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