Ring with cameo.
Title
Ring with cameo .
Date
1st century BCE - 1st century CE
Cultural Context
Ancient Roman Italian European Western European
Style/Period
Roman (ancient Italian style) Imperial (Roman)
Subject
Jewelry Rings Goldwork Metalwork Myths Legends Cupids Supernatural beings Fictitious characters Dolphins Aquatic animals Animals Whips Boats Vessels Vehicles Bodies of water
Description
"This ring is formed from a circular hollow band made from rolled and soldered gold leaf , which flares out near the bezel . The bezel , rectangular in shape but with rounded corners , is set with a blue-tinged agate in two layers against a white background . The carved stone shows an Eros figure standing in a boat , the rudder of which crosses at the back . Brandishing a whip , the figure drives a pair of dolphins . […] This type of ring , with a slender band becoming wide and convex around the stone , was in style from the first century B.C . to the first century A.D . Generally , the stones were oval . A rectangular-shaped stone is less common . […] The small amount of blank space around the scene , the dolphin's snout , and the end of the cut-off rudder suggest that the edges were chipped when the stone was inserted into the bezel . The chosen subject was very common and appeared in different forms on a variety of supports . Erotes , gods of love , were often seen engaged in dolphin chariot races […]. " (Excerpt from catalogue entry by Agnes Scherer , p . 129) . Provenance unknown . Longstanding part of the collection (BJ 1301) .
People Pictured
Cupids (Art)
Material
Gold (metal) Gold leaf Metal Agate (chalcedony) Chalcedony Quartz (mineral) Gemstone Stone (rock) Rock Solder
Measurements
H: 3/8 in (1 cm); Diam: 7/8 in (2.2 cm)
Technique
Goldsmithing Soldering Metalworking Carving (processes)
Work Type
Jewelry Rings Cameos Metalwork Carvings (visual works)
Repository
Musee du Louvre (Paris, France)
Source
Giroire, Cecile, and Daniel Roger. Roman Art from the Louvre. New York: American Federation of Arts in assoc. with Hudson Hills Press, 2007. (p.129, cat.63).
Rights
Photographs of the works in the exhibition reproduced in Giroire courtesy: Copyright © 2007 Musee du Louvre and the American Federation of Arts/Anne Chauvet, Daniel Lebee, and Carine De Ambrosis.
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format
image/jpeg
Digital File Name
VRC 762-14.jpg
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