Music And Roses

A Rare Gold Ring With an Antique Satyr Intaglio, 1st/2nd century AD / circa 1910

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A Rare Gold Ring With an Antique Satyr Intaglio, 1st/2nd century AD / circa 1910

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The years around and shortly after 1900 saw a great interest in human psychology. The subliminal, the repressed and the sensual were of great interest in a society shaped by strict corsets of rules - a discourse that took place not only in early psychoanalysis but also in the arts. Satyrs and nymphs - nature spirits that were not subject to the same etiquette as modern man and could unashamedly indulge in their desires - became a pictorial expression of man's subconscious, even animalistic drives. These creatures were also known from antiquity as participants in the Dionysia or Bacchanalia, the orgiastic processions of the god of wine and intoxication. This ring pays homage to this theme. The starting point is an antique intaglio in carnelian. It shows a satyr, naked, on a rock. He is playing a lyre. In front of him stands a sculpture on a pedestal. The satyrs accompanied Bacchus at his festivals and also paid homage to the arts, wine and physical pleasures. Here, in fine detail, the artistic preferences are emphasized. The intaglio was created in the first or second century AD, during the Roman imperial period. Carnelian cameos were produced in particularly large numbers in Aquileia, among other places. Cf. Erika Zwierlein-Diehl: Antike Gemmen und ihr Nachleben, Berlin/New York 2007, pp. 136, 143, 144, etc. We do not know where the seal stone, because it was originally created as such, spent the following 1700 years. Presumably it lay undisturbed in the ground until it was rediscovered in the 19th century and became the centerpiece of this ring. The goldsmith's work that makes the intaglio into a ring was most likely created in Germany. The shape of the ring is typical of the early 20th century. The ornament with roses set close together is reminiscent of works of art by Klimt and other Art Nouveau artists; we therefore think that the ring was created around 1910. In terms of content, the abundance of fragrant rose petals wonderfully complements the sensual theme of the intaglio. We discovered the ring in Stuttgart. It is in very good condition.

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One of the most beautiful and exciting fields in the field of jewellery is collecting antique intaglios and cameos. These engraved or raised images carved in hard stone offer such a wealth of motifs that a whole world of objects opens up for every interest. There are cameos with portraits of famous people and heroes, depictions of deities and mythical events, memories of personal experiences and narrative scenes from everyday life. In Roman times, intaglios were carved in stone for a wide variety of occasions. People had portraits of themselves carved to give as gifts to friends and relatives. Intaglia were created as precious gifts from emperors to honor soldiers, civil servants or deserving citizens for loyal service. And scenes from mythology and depictions of the gods were used as protective amulets. As cameos were widely used as jewellery in antiquity and every citizen probably wore such stones (and also liked to give them as gifts), a relatively large number of original pieces have also survived outside museums. We are always particularly pleased to be able to offer such cameos.

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Music And Roses

€ 1,980.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

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