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Roman Seal Rings : Gold Ring Featuring a Roman Intaglio Depicting the Bust of an Emperor
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Gold Ring Featuring a Roman Intaglio Depicting the Bust of an Emperor - FJ.6658b
Origin: Mediterranean
Circa: 100
AD
to 300
AD
Collection: Jewelry
Medium: Carnelian and Gold
$7,000.00
Location: United States
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This Ancient Seal Has Been Mounted in a 22
Karat Roman Style Gold Ring From the 1930’s
The art of glyptics, or carving images on colored
precious stones, is probably one of the oldest
known to humanity. Intaglios, gems with an
incised design, were made as early as the fourth
and third millennia B.C. in Mesopotamia and the
Aegean Islands. They exhibit a virtuosity of
execution that suggests an old and stable
tradition rooted in the earliest centuries. The
tools required for carving gems were simple: a
wheel with a belt-drive and a set of drills.
Abrasives were necessary since the minerals
used were too hard for a metal edge. A special
difficulty of engraving intaglios, aside from their
miniature size, was that the master had to work
with a mirror-image in mind.
This stunning ring, created in the 1930’s, is
modeled after ancient Roman examples. The
elegantly refined form of the ring highlights the
ancient seal without distracting attention away
from it. The chiseled portrait of the young man,
perhaps an emperor or deity, demonstrates the
absolute mastery of Ancient Roman glyptic
artists. This beautiful ring emulates the
enduring taste and style of the Classics and
surely would have been just as admired in
antiquity as it is today.
- (FJ.6658b)
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