Roman Hand engraved Caracalla in gemstone 18K gold ring

Hand engraved portrait of Roman Emperor Caracalla in gemstone on 18K gold ring

Item No. J001c

Caracalla’s bust engraved on a beautiful gemstone set in a custom-made 18k gold ring with nice chain-link design and a roaring lion motif on the shank.

Total weight: 13.27 gm.

Ring Size 8 1/2.

Excellent art and workmanship.Our artist employs a mixture of ancient and modern gem engraving techniques and tools. The entire smoothing and polishing of the engraved surfaces is done with copper, bone and leather miniature wheels charged with diamond powder suspended in virgin olive oil. This method and tools were used for gem engraving since the dawn of civilization.

What we offer? Have you ever wished you could wear the same jewelry once worn by the famous kings, queens, emperors  and empresses of antiquity?  Ancient Sculpture Gallery is presenting you that unique opportunity.  Here you will find accurate museum reproductions of the some of the most impressive historical jewelry, from the beginnings of human civilization to the modern era.  We carry full lines of jewelry: rings, earrings, bracelets, necklaces, pendants, cameos and intaglios, and jewelry with coins. We offer jewelry in silver and in various denominations of gold, from 14k to pure .999 24k gold, just like their ancient originals. We also offer gold plated jewelry in up to 24k gold. The ancients treasured pure gold and used it to make objects for their most important rituals. The famous pieces of Egyptian, Greek, Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, Inca and Aztec civilizations would not last if they were made of anything less than 24 karat gold. In the today’s museums around the world, ancient gold jewelry, coins and artifacts, continue to remind us of the enduring beauty and elegance of pure 24k gold.

Civilizations:We offer jewelry from the following civilizations: Ancient Egypt, Greece, Roman Empire, Hellenistic (Macedonian) Age, Minoan Crete, Etruscans, Mesopotamia, Babylonia, Persia, Syria, Byzantine Empire, Vikings, Celtic, Ancient Slavs, Anglo-Saxon Britain, Frankish Gaul, Islamic and Ottoman, China and Tibet, Imperial Russia, and 19th-20th century Modern

Museums: We have jewelry reproductions from these museums:  The British Museum in London, State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Brooklyn Museum of Art, Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, Svenskt Tenn in Stockholm, Cleveland Museum of Art, Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague, Victoria and Albert Museum in London and more.

The ancient Greek, Hellenistic and Roman antiquity, from 5th century BC to 4th century AD, is when some of the most fascinating pieces of jewelry were created. They are now part of various prominent museums around the world and we are here offering their museum reproductions in gold and silver. Many of the items can be done in sets (ex. necklace, bracelet, earrings and ring). Please contact us if you wish a complete set of one same design. Rings are available in several sizes - when placing your order please tell us your chosen size.

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