#roman jewellery

[thesilicontribesman]

Roman Jewellery, Great North Museum, Hancock, Newcastle upon Tyne

[4eternal-life]

Intaglio with Bust of Antinous, A.D. 131–138

This gem depicts Antinous, the young companion and lover of Emperor Hadrian (AD 117-138), who drowned in the River Nile during their visit to Egypt in AD 130. The grief-stricken emperor instituted a cult in honor of the youth, who was revered as a semi-divine hero.

Artist/Maker:  Unknown Culture: Roman Place:  Italy; or Greece (Place Created) Date:  A.D. 131–138 Medium: Intaglio: Black chalcedony; modern mount: gold Object Number:  2019.13.17 Dimensions:  3.5 × 2.9 cm (1 3/8 × 1 1/8 in.) Inscription(s):  Inscribed, in Greek: ΑΝΤΟ

Alternate Title:  Antinous (Display Title) Department: Antiquities Classification: Jewelry Object Type:  Gem

The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California

Antinous is shown here in profil facing to the left; a fibula pins his chlamys in place at his left shoulder. Over his right shoulder, he carries a hunting spear. Behind his left shoulder is a fragmentary vertical inscription written in retrograde Greek letters, beginning ΑΝΤΟ…, perhaps the name of the gem engraver. The intaglio is fragmentary

[ancientprettythings]

A couple of further images of this gorgeous wreath.

Image source

Original caption: Golden Decorated Crown, Funerary or Marriage Material, 370–360 BC. From a Grave in Armento (Campania)

Golden crown, detail

* 370-360 BCE

* Discovered from a grave in Armento, Basilicata.

Attribution: Staatliche Antikensammlungen, CC BY-SA 3.0 <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/>, via Wikimedia Commons; photo by Matthias Kabel

[theantonian]

Red Jasper Sealstone Intaglio of Heroic Antonius.

Roman c 40-30BC

L: 1.40 cm/W: 1 cm

An exceptionally clear profile portrait, with long, tousled hair, the locks carefully delineated and no beard. The nose is hooked, the slightly open mouth downturned and the chin prominent. The features resemble those of Mark Antony on some of his coin portraits, and the bust ends at the neck.

from The British Museum

Source: The British Museum

[moonandserpent]

Jewelry by Moon and Serpent

[memories-of-ancients]

Gold necklace with ibex heads, Roman, 2n-3rd century BC

from Phoenix Ancient Art

[ilreleonewikiart]

Six Fanarts challenge part 1 - character 6

Daenys the Dreamer

requested by @holi.cos on insta

Daenys Targaryen, called Daenys the Dreamer, was a noblewoman of House Targaryen and the daughter of Aenar Targaryen, a nobleman from the Valyrian Freehold and the Lord of Dragonstone.

[whalesharkgummer]

depop, emmaeboddy 𓆩ꨄ︎𓆪

[escapismsworld]

A Roman fibula (brooch), in the shape of a bee. At Museo de Cádiz in Spain

Photo Google Arts & Culture

[thurstongrey]

[tullycicero]

SALVETE!

Hi everyone!!!!! mihi nomen est Arti - as I go by for my art - {arti.fexi on insta} (i drew my lil self portrait) - I'm just a simple puella, my Roman Empire is the Roman Empire, and that's basically what this blog is for

Classics, Latin, Mythology, Archaeology - my degree!!!! I'm having a whale of a time studying this so come say salve anytime if u like this sort of stuff - or any of the stuff tagged xxx I firmly believe in unaesthetic academia (or chaos so to speak but I like to think it has purpose) - I love my reading and my degree and my subject so let's just enjoy our work!!!! maybe sometimes i need reminding abt why I love my degree, because I'm sick of my work, but I don't think I could ever go into anything else...

Some summarised info abt me

~ I'm Arti, and I'm 20

~ I'm a Christian

~ I study Classics at Cambridge (in the UK :D) - which is predominantly what I talk abt

~ I v much love classics and always enjoy my classics and talking abt classics <3

[thatshowthingstarted]

A Roman red jasper ringstone with a chariot race, c. 1st century A.D.

⅞ in (2 cm) wide; ring size 9.

Courtesy: Christie’s in New York

[spiritsdancinginthenight]

garnet & gold finger rings, found in beirut lebanon, made in egypt, 200-100 b.c. british museum. 1917,0501.770

[massiveluxuryoverdose]

Arthur King, Gold watch bracelet

Of freeform gold, with Roman numeral hours,

Date: 1970s Dial: White Movement: Manual wind Case material: Yellow gold Case size: 30 x 41 mm Bracelet/Strap: Yellow gold, 7.25 in Clasp/Buckle: Yellow gold clasp

[moonandserpent]

Jewelry by Moon and Serpent

[memories-of-ancients]

Carnelian intaglio of Mars, Roman, 1st century AD

from The Art Institute of Chicago