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Aura Ring Cupid and the Lion

The lion ridden by the little god, the lyre playing, the regal stride of the beast — the story of strength yielding to music finds in the AURA ring a material in keeping with its message. Every detail of the intaglio — the lion's muscles, Cupid's wings, the strings of the lyre — is sharply defined, the gilded bronze bezel surrounding it. The plexiglass beneath the bezel brings into the jewel the same lightness that Cupid brings to the myth — the scene's paradox amplifies: strength has already been overcome, the material underlines it. This model with its cameo is decidedly material — high contrasts, clean edges; the base has no sharp angles, smooth, hand-finished, weightless; the bezel's rounded frame catches the gold and throws light onto the cameo; the intaglio is carved so deeply it almost overflows — the message is emphatic. It is the accord between shank and intaglio that ignites the scene.The round bezel distributes light evenly around the composition. The jewel sits light on the

Venduto da: Gioielli a Roma - Grand Tour Collection Sei il proprietario?

Aggiornato il 10/06/2026