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Ancient Roman Pastoral Intaglio Signet Ring

Ancient Roman Pastoral Intaglio Signet Ring

Name: Ancient Roman Pastoral Intaglio Signet Ring
SKU: 231561

$ 62.20

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4.75
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5.25
5.5
5.75
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6.25
6.5
6.75
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7.25
7.5
7.75
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8.75
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9.5
9.75
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10.5
10.75
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Product Details

DATE: Intaglio, Roman 1st century AD - Ring, Victorian c.1880

An outstanding antique signet ring set with an ancient Roman intaglio. The panel is opaque green glass paste, carved with a wonderfully detailed pastoral scene: a shepherd with three goats, seemingly in a forest clearing. Such pastorals were appealed to city-dwellers, who likely to romanticize the idea of a wandering, country life, and gems like this were worn by many well-off urbanites. This example dates from the Augustan period (1st century AD) and is set in a late 19th century 18k gold signet ring mount. My first thought on seeing the subject was a link with Artemis (via Agamemnon/Actaeon), however on closer inspection the animals appear to be goats not deer... which probably rules her out.

STONES

Glass Paste

MEASUREMENTS

Head: 1.4 x 1.3cm

Width of band: 2.8mm

WEIGHT

7.8g

MARKS

No marks present, tests as 18k gold

CONDITION

Very good, wear commensurate with age