Georgian "Prosopon" Greek Theatre Mask Cameo Ring navette Chester 1826

Chester 1826

its modelled in 9 karat gold

the effect so simple it tends towards abstraction

Emerald for Mercury

fine striped engraving to the gold base realistically simulates the texture of a real snail shell

Georgian "Prosopon" Greek Theatre Mask Cameo Ring navette Chester 1826DATE: Cameo, Georgian, c. 1820 Ring mount, contemporary Theatre was one of the defining elements of ancient Greek culture, centred around Athens, and flourishing from 700 BC. The theatrical masks worn by the actors, known as prosopon (literally "face") served a range of important purposes, and would go on to become an important feature of the worship of Dionysus. During plays, however, they allowed individual actors to play more than one role (or