Roman Chrome Chalcedony Cameo of Eros in Renaissance Gold and Enamel Ring

CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D., RING CIRCA 1570-1580 A.D.

1 1/8 in. (3.70 grams, 29.54 mm overall, 18.55 x 16.53 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)).

The cameo carved in high relief with the head of a child, probably Eros, with a later adaptation of a ruff-like collar around the neck, set in an ornate gold mount decorated with white, red and black enamel, the shoulders pierced with side lugs, while the underside of the setting incorporates X-shaped ribs, fine striations enriching the sides of the projecting collet.

Provenance

Acquired on the European art market.
UK, private collection.

This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13504-263463.

Literature

See Chadour A.B., Rings. The Alice and Luis Koch Collection, Part I, 1994, pp. 212-213, items 694, 696, for similar ring construction.

Footnotes

Eros was the god of love, and his image was an appropriate token to give to one's beloved, though he could be a symbol of much more, especially in Dionysiac context where he stood for the young Bacchus and was a symbol of salvation.

CONDITION

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