Vintage Antinous Silver Cameo Ring white sapphire and with rose gold rope

and with rose gold rope and accents

The graduated beads are faceted and display only the faintest hint of colour and cause the light to "pool" inside them as they move when worn

It was restored and remodeled after the Civil War

Tests as sterling silver

and Eros instantly fell deeply in love with her

Vintage Antinous Silver Cameo Ring white sapphire and with rose gold ropeDATE: Vintage, c. 1970 A cool vintage cameo ring depicting Antinous, the Roman Emperor Hadrian's lover, in high relief over an oval background. It's French, dating from the 1970s, crafted in silver. Hadrian was introduced to Antinous in 123 AD and became instantly besotted on account of his angelic beauty. Antinous accompanied Hadrian during his attendance of the annual Eleusinian Mysteries in Athens, and was with him when he killed the Marousian lion