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Gold ring with Roman Green Jasper Rooster Intaglio 2nd century A.D.
$5,385.31
£4,031.49
€4,500
CA$7,413.56
A$8,104.47
CHF 4,287.63
MX$96,983.04
NOK 54,553.94
SEK 49,938.61
DKK 34,284.46
About the Item
Period: II century A.D.
Ring size: 7
Top size: 21 mm
Weight: 7,68 gr
The ring consists of a Victorian-era silver and gold setting in which is set a splendid Roman intaglio, dated to the 2nd century, in green jasper. The intaglio, in particular, is embellished with an engraving of a rooster intent on pecking at the ground, a symbolism with strong apotropaic significance: the rooster, in fact, is the animal that announces the rising of the sun, which is why the Romans attribute it to deities such as Apollo who, in the chariot of the Sun, crossed the sky every morning. Over time, therefore, the rooster was attributed the talismanic ability to ward off bad luck and, on the contrary, favour fortune, finding particular diffusion in Roman culture. This aspect and the action performed by the rooster in the intaglio, in fact, are linked to the concept of alectromancy, that is, a particular form of divination in which the letters of the alphabet were arranged on a circle, grains of wheat were placed on top of them and the order in which the rooster pecked them determined a message but, if it had not an apparent meaning, it would have been the soothsayer who interpreted it. The intaglio, therefore, represents a rare example of one of the most important divinatory practices of the Roman era, is in an excellent state of conservation and is characterised by a high quality that determines a perfect reading of the image.
- Ring Size:7 US, Resizable
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- Weight:7.68 g
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- Date of Manufacture:15th Century and Earlier
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:Firenze, IT
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU12027803682
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