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THBGold Ring w/ Roman Intaglio - Asclepius + Hygeia
Lot 47
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Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Roman, Imperial period, ca. 1st to 2nd century CE. A stunning carnelian intaglio carved with Asclepius, the god of medicine, and Hygeia, goddess of health, and set into a modern gold ring to be wearable. The figures are shown conversing, Asclepius bare-chested and frontward facing with his head in profile to the left and Hygeia in long drapery that falls in pleats as she turns to confront her father. A serpent-entwined staff known as the Rod of Asclepius is shown between them. Size of intaglio: 0.4" W x 0.5" H (1 cm x 1.3 cm); of ring: 0.9" L x 0.8" W (2.3 cm x 2 cm); 2.2" H (5.6 cm) on included custom stand; US ring size: 5.75; gold quality: 76% (equivalent to over 18 karats); weight: 5.3 grams
Hygeia was the daughter (sometimes wife) of Asclepius, the god of medicine, and she also represented cleanliness and good health, - the word "hygiene" comes from her name and physicians swore the Hippocratic oath to Hygeia and other healing gods. The worship of Asclepius often included Hygeia, and the cult of Hygeia as an induvial goddess eventually became popular during the plague of Athens (430 to 427 BCE). Statues of the goddess for home shrines and temples were quite popular during times of plague and illness as she was associated with the prevention of illness.
For similar intaglios of Asclepius and Hygeia se Museum of Fine Arts Boston accession number 62.1163 and Princeton University Art Museum object number y1952-141.
Provenance: East Coast collection, New York Gallery, New York City, New York, USA, acquired before 2010
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#182435Ancient intaglio set in modern gold ring to be wearable. Some light scratches to gold surface, but otherwise ring and intaglio are intact and excellent with good remaining detail. Hallmarks and maker's mark with karat number stamped on interior of ring.Condition
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