Roman Soldier Cameo Ring Meaning

The subject matter rarely varied most cameos whether ancient or 17th 18th or 19th century tended to depict scenes or personalities from greek mythology.

Roman soldier cameo ring meaning.

This was achieved. Black tulip antiques ltd. Roman soldier cameo stone for women. Cameo ˈ k æ m i oʊ is a method of carving an object such as an engraved gem item of jewellery or vessel.

Wikipedia even goes so far as to point out that the modern cameo ring usually shows the profile of a goddess or a roman soldier i found a whole big bunch of them under both roman soldier ring and centurion ring. Marcasite roman soldier cameo ring vintage ring sterling art deco rings for women size 5 1 2 whywelovethepast. Ah much better photo. It nearly always features a raised positive relief image.

Sterling silver men s ring tiger eye roman spartan soldier. No matter the period a cameo was created the subject matter often referenced the time of the style s origin the roman era. Posted by lunaazul at 9 20 pm on july 25 2008. I understand she found the stone and had the ring made.

10k yellow gold tiger s eye cameo roman soldier ring size 6 5. 5 out of 5 stars 1 011 1 011 reviews 98 50 free shipping favorite add to. According to this ebay seller the roman soldier double cameo was a popular choice in the 1930 s. Favorite add to.

Contrast with intaglio which has a negative image. Or would that be considered for a male. Black tulip antiques ltd. Can a woman wear a ring with a roman soldier cameo head.

There are similar cameos here and here. 5 out of 5 stars 210 210 reviews 282 47 free shipping only 1 available and it s in 2 people s carts. Cameo rings have been popular for as long as cameos have been carved with the more popular motifs being grecian and roman women and roman soldiers. Antique german tiger s eye cameo ring roman soldier ring masonic ring signet ring men s statement ring sacredmagic.

I have inherited a black cameo stone with a tan roman soldier cameo from a great aunt. Originally and still in discussing historical work cameo only referred to works where the relief image was of a contrasting colour to the background. From left to right.