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Roman intaglio6/9/2023 In Roman symbolism, the right hand was considered sacred to Fides, the deity of fidelity – the motif reappears in the Middle Ages as the fede ring. Roman wedding rings often featured the image of two right hands clasped in symbolic representation of marriage and fidelity called dextrarum iunctio in Latin. So ubiquitous an item, rings of all periods have survived providing valuable historical insight into various cultures and as a timeline of major design themes and materials in jewelry history. Rings have also been used as symbolic expressions of faith or as tangible evidence of power and wealth. They have served to memorialize a friendship, honor the dead and as talismans to provide protection against the forces of evil. Rings have been used to pledge one heart to another, to seal correspondences and authenticate documents. In addition to satisfying purely decorative needs, rings have served a multitude of purposes, both practical and symbolic. In existence for over six thousand years, rings appear in almost every culture of the world. Affection and friendship have wrought it into a remembrance and it has passed into the grave upon the finger of a loved one. Love has placed it where a vein was supposed to vibrate in the heart. It is made the symbol of power and has been the mark of slavery. An impression from it may have saved a or lost a kingdom. It is indeed, a small link, although it has bound together millions for better for worse, for richer for poorer, more securely than could the shackle wrought for a felon. If payment is not made within the agreed time frame, we will try to work with you to agree a solution, but reserve the right to refund your money (bar the deposit) and re-list the item Please contact us directly to discuss further.This little perfect figure may seem to be a trifling matter on which to found an essay and yet we shall find it connected with history and poetry. Items are shipped once payment is completed. Please note, items bought on layaway are returnable, but the deposit is non refundable. Payment is then made over the following weeks and the final payment must be made by the agreed end date. Paypal invoice allows you to pay a partial payment whenever is convenient for you.Ī 20% up front, non refundable, deposit is required to hold the item, and this counts towards the item total. We do not charge interest for instalment payments. We usually offer a paypal invoice over the period of 3 months, but can happily extend to 6 months if needed. We try to be as flexible as possible, so if you tell us what you need, we will agree the layaway terms on a case by case basis with you. Paypal is most popular or via bank transfer. Yes! We have different ways of doing layaways. Daphne was also loved by Leucippus, who was killed because of Apollo’s jealousy. Apollo appropriated the laurel for poets and, in Rome, for triumphs. When the god pursued her, Daphne prayed to the Earth or to her father to rescue her, whereupon she was transformed into a laurel. She rejected every lover, including Apollo. In Greek Mythology, the personification of the laurel, a tree whose leaves, formed into garlands, were particularly associated with Apollo. Traditionally, the special position of the laurel was connected with Apollo’s love for Daphne, the beautiful daughter of a river god, who lived a pastoral existence in either Thessaly, the Peloponnese, or Syria. The subject is the Greek Goddess Daphne (Greek D aphnē). The carnelian intaglio is Roman and depicts a woman standing with a laurel branch. This would be very much a souvenir of the Grand Tour. This 9ct gold seal has a delicate openwork design, which encases a carnelian intaglio of the Greek Goddess Daphne.
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