Yes this male cameo ring has curly hair with the wreath around the head, he has a beard and mustach. It is a black stone set in a rose gold signet setting, inside in script it says "From Mother to Will Mh 5/86
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Julio-Claudian Cameo by: Julius
Cameo with a laureate head of a Roman emperor usually with short curly hair - the distinctive hairstyle suggests the Emperor is a member of the Julio-Claudian family.
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MALE CAMEO by: Anonymous
ANTIQUE CAMEO CARVED SHELL FROM YOUR CAMEO IS PROBABLY SHELL CARVED FROM 1860-1880. YES, VICTORIAN ERA WHEN MALE CAMEOS WERE CARVED. SOUNDS LIKE THE GOD BACCHUS, GOD OF WINE AND MERRY MAKING. HE WORE A GARLAND OF WINE LEAVES IN HIS HAIR--VERY VIRILE IN APPEARANCE.
I HAVE SIX MALE CAMEOS--3 ARE OF BACCHUS. HE WAS VERY POPULAR!
A CAMEO COLLECTOR
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Male cameo by: Anonymous
Yes the garland is around the head, sorry I tried to post pictures and they came back. Been out of town but will post pictures as soon as I figure out what I did wrong. I am interested in any information about the ring. I love to learn new things! Thank you. Bk
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Zeus, Ancient Greek Mythological Heavyweight! by: Anonymous
Decorum in the forum please ladies!
B, The date tells us, your male Antique Cameo was made sometime in the Victorian era, after the civil war in the US. Just a bit of background info, 1886, was the year that gold was discovered in South Africa.
Although we don't have the benefit of a photo, the details you mention about the subject, make me think it could be the Ancient Greek heavyweight, ZEUS.
Zeus in Greek mythology is the king of the gods, the ruler of Mount Olympus, and the god of the sky and thunder. His symbols are the thunderbolt, eagle, bull and the oak. Zeus was a popular cameo subject.
I would love to know more about this hard-stone onyx male cameo; is he in a frame? Are there markings on the frame? Onyx which is ranked 7 (Diamond is about 10 and CZ is around 9) on the Mohs scale is a fitting choice of cameo material, for such a regal and fiercely strong subject such as Zeus.
The Garland of Leaves on Male Cameo by: Curious Cameo
Hi B.
aren't you the lucky one. This male Cameo sounds interesting! Yes, I couldn't agree more, a good male cameo is hard to come by these days. Is the garland of leaves, by any chance, around his head?
