Art Deco Athena Cameo Signet Ring Roman the first to be operated

the first to be operated using only one hand

and the texture simulates that of a leaf remarkably

The cat is beautifully detailed and set with emerald eyes

DATE: 18th Century

they were cut with a large

Art Deco Athena Cameo Signet Ring Roman the first to be operatedDATE: Art Deco, c. 1930 Excellent Art Deco period signet ring featuring a pressed glass cameo of Athena, goddess of wisdom and war. She's depicted wearing a Corinthian helmet, in profile facing right, with long hair flowing out behind her. Athena was, of course, the adored patroness of the city of Athens a virgin deity, born from the split skull of her father, Zeus, she was also, paradoxically, associated with peace and handicrafts. Modern scholars