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Luxor Ring Antinous

The LUXOR ring receives this portrait in its round bezel — a miniature that the relief renders with natural fluidity. The smooth brow, the straight nose, the curls moving around the face: it is Antinous, the young man who lived alongside Emperor Hadrian at the splendid Villa of Tivoli. A face that has continued to move people across centuries, as contemporary today as the moment it was carved.Cast in 18kt gilded bronze by the lost-wax process, this ring gives the portrait the gravity it deserves. The full weight of the piece declares itself from the first moment in the hand — the signet form brought to its most mature expression. Antinous sits in the foreground, unhidden. The metal has an organic life felt to the touch: every curve drawn and refined so that wearing it is both a pleasure and a presence.In this ring we find ourselves immersed in the daily life of the villa at Tivoli where Antinous lived with Hadrian. White tells of the sculptures that portrayed him — the marble that held

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Aggiornato il 10/06/2026