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Signet ring with Cupid

Χ-Α584
Metal (Gold), Stone (Sard)
Intact, slightly twisted
Ring diameter : 2.5 cm.
Agios Thomas
Aknidia
Roman period:
1st-2nd c. AD:
Gallery:
XXII
Case:
219
Exhibition thematic unit:
Classical - Hellenistic - Roman period (5th c. BC-4th c. AD). The Cemeteries
Jewellery
Description
Signet ring with solid hoop and slightly oval bezel set with a sealstone. The intaglio sealing surface depicts a Cupid on the right, wielding a beribboned thyrsus as a weapon against a rooster. This could be seen as a symbolic depiction of physical and spiritual love.
Bibliography:
S. Marinatos, "Ενάτη και δεκάτη αρχαιολογική περιφέρεια Κρήτης", Αρχαιολογικό Δελτίο 15 (1933-5/1938). Παράρτημα, 59.
Author:
K. S.


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