Gryllus

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Early c19th banded agate cameo ring depicting a gryllus with conjoined heads of a beautiful youth,a bearded man,a satyr and a ram. The term is derived from the Ancient Greek word f or caricature,and these comic and bizarre combinations of human and animal forms are often represented in the glyptic arts(cameos and intaglios)of Ancient Greece and Rome. Set to a later substantial 18ct ring. Immaculate. Size 7.25. 9.5 grams.Ring top 2cms by 1.5cms. Show more