Georgian Berlin Iron Dionysus Cameo Ring base metal Cute antique shell locket modelled

Cute antique shell locket modelled in 9ct gold

It's a bold and dazzling statement piece

Roman 1st Century AD

To the reverse is a heart-shaped glass locket compartment

Georgian Berlin Iron Dionysus Cameo Ring base metal Cute antique shell locket modelledDATE: Georgian, c. 1815 (mount circa 1860) A cool early 19th Century Berlin Iron cameo ring depicting Dionysus, the Grecian god of wine, vegetation, pleasure, festivity, madness and wild frenzy. He was depicted either as an old bearded man, or, as in this case, an effeminate long haired youth with long hair adorned with vines and grape bunches. The cameo is set in a slightly later silver signet ring mount that features gold pommels to the shoulders