Vintage 18K Greek Key Oval Cameo Style Ring

This exceptionally rare and large ancient Greek sardonyx cameo dates to the late Hellenistic period, and features a carving of Dionysus, the god of wine ...

Emperor Cameo Ring in 18 karat gold. Antique ring set with a large oval cameo in three-layered agate, depicting the profile of a man, likely an emperor, wearing a laurel wreath. The ...

4k Gold Plated 925 Silver Ring with Carved Mother of Pearl – Greek Goddess Painted Cameo Jewelry - Miniature portrait with antique woman ring - Antique, victorian style ring with wom...

Material: 10k Rosy Yellow Gold Weight: 7.32 Grams Ring Size: 7.5 (fitted on finger, please contact us prior to purchase with sizing inquiries) Ring Width: 16.2mm (0.63") (top of the ...

Superbly carved Georgian period sardonyx cameo signet ring depicting Roman Emperor Augustus in profile Late 18th/ Early 19th Century Condition: Ver...

Material: Solid 18k Yellow Gold Weight: 6.28 Grams Ring Size: 5.5 ( fitted on finger, please contact us prior to purchase with sizing inquiries) Ring Width: 14.18mm (0.55") (top of t...

Material: 18k Yellow Gold Weight: 11.5 grams Size: 8 Band width: 10.6 mm Stylish wide band crafted in 18k yellow gold featuring a Greek key design that is now back in fashion. This...

Roman Style Cameo Ring in Satin Yellow Gold, from Sacchi’s "Rome" Collection, hand-crafted with lost-wax casting technique. Lost-wax casting, one of the oldest techniques for creati...

Size: 7 Sizing Fee: Up 1 size for $100 or Down 1 size for $80 Design: Ancient Greek Coin Metal Content: 18k Yellow Gold & Silver Style: Coin Statement Ring Theme: Apollo Measure...

A very unusual antique gold ring set with a carved brown and white hardstone cameo depicting the theatrical comic mask of Silenus, the Greek mythological old rustic god of wine-making and drunkenness. The ring was made in the late 19th century and carries French control marks for 18K gold, whilst the cameo is probably Italian and made slightly earlier, circa 1800. Silenus was a companion to the wine god Dionysus, and suitably he was a notorious consumer of wine, usually drunk and supported by satyrs or carried by a donkey. Silenus was described as the oldest, wisest and most drunken of the followers of Dionysus, and was said to possess special knowledge and the power of prophecy when intoxicated. He presides over the other satyrs and is related to musical creativity, prophetic ecstasy, drunken joy and drunken dances. Silenus was usually depicted as a jovial old man, bald yet bearded, with a pot-belly, thick lips and snub-nose. The masks worn to play him in theatre really emphasised these features, as you can see with this cameo carving Theatre was a key part of ancient Greek culture. The theatrical masks worn by the actors, known as ‘prosopon’, served various purposes. They enabled individual actors to play multiple roles (or genders) in the same performance; the exaggerated expressions helped define the character being portrayed; they helped spectators in the back rows to tell the characters apart. This particular masked as mentioned before is a comedic Silenus, please see final photo for other examples of Silenus masks in museum collections. UK size N 1/2, US size 7 4.84g 18K gold French ‘tête...