Georgian "Thessalonike of Macedon" Cameo Ring Size:5.75 home to a Roman era

home to a Roman era intaglio panel carved with the head Emperor Caesar Augustus

The outer case is engraved with the words “Love is blind

Maximum width: 9

with a wonderfully hand-chased crown above - a typically Victorian sentiment

Modelled in 18k gold

Georgian "Thessalonike of Macedon" Cameo Ring Size:5.75 home to a Roman eraDATE: Cameo: Georgian, c. 1820 A stunning Georgian sardonyx cameo ring dating from the early 19th Century. We believe the figure depicted is Thessalonike of Macedon, daughter of King Philip II and half sister of Alexander the Great. She wears a crested helmet with a mermaid on the side a reference to the Greek myth in which Thessalonike, distraught at the death of Alexander, dives into the sea in an attempt to end her own life. Instead of drowning,