{"product_id":"antique-engraved-agate-intaglio-ring-depicting-achilles-19th-century-cameo-in-18ct-gold-mount","title":"Antique Engraved Agate Intaglio Ring Depicting Achilles, 19th Century Cameo in 18ct Gold Mount","description":"\u003cp\u003eA distinguished and scholarly antique ring centred on a finely engraved agate intaglio depicting Achilles, the greatest warrior of the Greek army in the Trojan War. The agate was carved in the early 19th century — a period of intense classical revival when engraved hardstone intaglios and cameos were among the most prized and collected objects of the Grand Tour — and is bezel set into a later 18ct gold mount. The carving is of large format at 3.3 × 2.5cm, allowing the engraver to render Achilles with a detail and expressiveness that smaller intaglios rarely achieve. The subject — Achilles, son of Peleus and the sea nymph Thetis, hero of Homer's Iliad — was one of the most popular in the classical engraver's repertoire, prized for its associations with martial virtue, heroism, and invincibility.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA piece for the serious collector of antique hardstone engraving or classical antiquities — a large-format early 19th century agate intaglio of this quality and subject matter, set in an 18ct gold mount, is a genuinely rare and important find.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSubject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Achilles (Greek hero, Trojan War)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIntaglio:\u003c\/strong\u003e Engraved agate, early 19th century\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMount:\u003c\/strong\u003e 18ct yellow gold, bezel set, 20th century\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRing Size:\u003c\/strong\u003e N½ (UK)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3.3 × 2.5cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHallmarks:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tests as 18ct gold\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Wildsmith Jewellery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43921711005885,"sku":"","price":4500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0273\/2127\/0385\/files\/8157AB06-FE15-4E71-B011-ABE1BAA28A28.jpg?v=1715620797","url":"https:\/\/wildsmithjewellery.co.uk\/de\/products\/antique-engraved-agate-intaglio-ring-depicting-achilles-19th-century-cameo-in-18ct-gold-mount","provider":"Wildsmith Jewellery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}