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Roman Seal Rings : Roman Carnelian Intaglio Depicting a Bird
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Roman Carnelian Intaglio Depicting a Bird - FJ.3801
Origin: Israel (Jerusalem)
Circa: 100
AD
to 300
AD
Collection: Roman Seal Ring/ Intaglio
Medium: Carnelian
Additional Information: This unusual gem is set in an 18-karat gold ring.
$2,500.00
Location: United States
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In the ancient world, intaglio rings frequently
represented more than beautiful jewelry.
Through their images and symbols, they
identified the political or social standing of the
wearer, religious beliefs, or intellectual leanings.
As with jewelry today, such rings were
sometimes tokens of love or friendship, visible
manifestations of human affection. This splendid
gem, worn at the height of the Roman Empire,
depicts a bird, perhaps a thrush or a nightingale.
Whose finger might it have adorned so long ago,
and what meaning did it hold for them? Though
we can never know for certain, when we wear
this superb ring we touch in some intimate way
upon the vanished world of the past.
- (FJ.3801)
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