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Silver Gold Amethyst Finger Ring Depicting Musical Instrument 1st Century
$4,135.08
£3,099.50
€3,500
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About the Item
Period: 1th Century A.D.
Provenance: Italy
Ring size: 6 1/2
Weight: 10.7 gr
L’anello del I secolo presenta una montatura realizzata in argento, in cui è incastonata una cornice d’oro che contorna un peculiare intaglio in ametista raffigurante lo strumento musicale romano conosciuto come Sistrum. Questo strumento, solitamente realizzato in metallo, ha origini antichissime: si presume che provenga dall’Antico Egitto, dove era sacro alla dea Iside poiché ne fu presumibilmente l’inventrice. Successivamente trovò larga diffusione in Medio Oriente e in Grecia, tanto che viene citato in cerimonie descritte nel Vecchio Testamento. La peculiarità dell’intaglio risiede, altresì, nel fatto che lo strumento è accompagnato da due farfalle, simbolo dell’anima e della sua transizione tra il mondo terreno e spirituale, e si tratta di un significato che si lega alla funzione di guida delle anime dell’aldilà attribuita a Iside, il cui culto trovò diffusione nell’Antica Roma dopo che l’Egitto venne ridotto a provincia romana e imperatori come Caligola favorirono la nascita di templi dedicati alla dea egiziana.
The 1st century ring has a silver frame, in which is set a gold frame that outlines a peculiar amethyst intaglio depicting the Roman musical instrument known as Sistrum. This instrument, usually made of metal, has very ancient origins: it is assumed to come from Ancient Egypt, where it was sacred to the goddess Isis since she was supposedly the inventor. Later it found wide diffusion in the Middle East and in Greece, so much that it is mentioned in ceremonies described in the Old Testament. The peculiarity of the intaglio lies also in the fact that the instrument is accompanied by two butterflies, symbol of the soul and its transition between the earthly and spiritual world, and it is a meaning that is linked to the function of guide of the souls of the afterlife attributed to Isis, whose cult found spread in Ancient Rome after Egypt was reduced to a Roman province and emperors like Caligula favoured temples dedicated to the Egyptian goddess.
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- Date of Manufacture:1st Century A.D.
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- Seller Location:Firenze, IT
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU12026561842
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