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Featuring the minotaur the half human and half bull creature from Greek mythology.
The minotaur was a mythical half-man half-bull beast that was the son of Minos king of Crete and the Minoan empire and lived in a labyrinth allegedly under the palace of knossos. The mighty Minos threatened to invade Athens if Aegeas (the Athenian king) didn't comply to sending 5 young men and 5 young women every year to feed the beast. Aegeas sent to crete his brave son Theseus, who managed to kill the minotaur and find his way out of the labyrinth and back home again. Alas as in most Greek tales though, tragedy eventually struck. Theseus amidst celebrations aboard his ship, forgot his fathers orders, upon their return his crew were to set white sales if he was victorious, or red sales if he was dead). When the ship approached the Athens harbour, Aegeas seeing the red sales and assuming his son had lost to the minotaur jumped off the cliffs.
The original intaglio carving from which this fine carving (in sterling silver) has been created cast from was 1st Century BC and is of Roman origin.
The ring is a beautiful intaglio made from a generous amount of sterling silver and has a genuine and heavy feel to it (unlike most contemporary machine made articles made from silver 'slices') It is made from artisans specialized in museum reproductions. As it is hand made, small variations may occur from one item to another.
Article group | Rings |
Gender | For Him or Her |
Depiction | Bulls & Minotaurs |
Historic Period | Era: Minoan & Mycenean |
Material | Solid Sterling Silver |
Ring facet height | 15 mm (19⁄32in) |
Ring facet width | 13 mm (33⁄64in) |
Ring band width | 4 mm (05⁄32in) |
Ring size | Custom size options available |
The ancient Greeks idolized intellect and spirit, while gods shared mortal passions and flaws to make themselves more accessible to humans. Beauty and harmony were truly at the heart of the ancient Greek civilization. This never fails to inspire our intellectual, scientific and spiritual worlds.
Each jewel uncovers an epic highlight from 5000 years of self-decoration and is curated with passion since 1928 by the Vaphiadis family, a virtuoso signature in the field for 5 generations. Our jewelry collection has been consistently preferred by various royalties, heads of state and international personalities and is also sold through a host of top world class museums such as the Louvre.
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