{"title":"Ring","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"dreki","title":"Dreki","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA 9th–10th-century Viking hacksilver fragment, cut from a dragon arm-ring and set in our handmade 925 silver ring.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHacksilver formed part of the bullion economy of the Viking Age, when fragments of silver were traded by weight.  It is often found in hoards alongside coinage and other portable wealth. This evocative piece retains a faint gold lustre, with a woven mane and triangular scale ornament indicating that it once formed part of an iconic dragon arm-ring.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrimal and powerful, this one-of-a-kind ring transforms a storied fragment of Viking treasure into jewellery once again.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KAPISTREE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53482718658896,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0785\/8913\/3136\/files\/12858.jpg?v=1787857479"},{"product_id":"vulcan","title":"Vulcan","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn dynamic 3rd century AD Roman carnelian intaglio, set in a handmade silver and gilt ring.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe gemstone depicts an eagle preying upon a hare, an ancient motif with roots in the Greek world. Famously used on the coinage of Akragas, the image endured into the Roman period where the eagle carried associations of divine authority, victory and military power. Comparable Roman intaglios survive in museum collections, including an example excavated at Caerleon and held by Museum Wales.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis particular stone reaches heavily into the Greek tradition. Drilled in a scaraboid form reminiscent of Greek gems of the 5th century BC, the carnelian bears an unusually accomplished engraving: the eagle settles naturally over its prey, its outstretched wings creating a strong diagonal symmetry from wingtip to tail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNamed Vulcan, Roman god of fire, volcanoes and the forge, this one-of-a-kind ring brings together ancient carving and contemporary metalwork - a wearable fragment of the classical world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KAPISTREE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53482797203792,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0785\/8913\/3136\/files\/12020_10affa80-0bf7-4584-899b-1435fe8ab627.jpg?v=1787859617"},{"product_id":"alektor","title":"Alektor","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePre-order\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn extremely fine quality carnelian stone with an equally refined Classical Greek intaglio, depicting the moment before combat between a \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003ecoiled serpent or drakōn\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eand a rooster -  5th century BC.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn ancient Greece, the rooster was a symbol of \u003cem\u003eagôn\u003c\/em\u003e or competitive struggle. The Metropolitan Museum has an Attic amphora from 570–560 BC on which two warriors fight on one side and two roosters confront one another on the other, noting that the two subjects can be regarded as complementary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2nd century Greek author Aelian tells the story that, before battle, Themistocles pointed out fighting cocks to his soldiers, observing that the birds fought simply because neither would submit to the other.  The episode was supposedly commemorated in annual Athenian cockfights.  This shows us how Greeks understood the image of a rooster: unyielding courage and refusal to be defeated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAelian also said that \"the deadly basilisk fears the cock: it trembles at the sight of one and dies when it hears the cock crow\". The basilisk was a type of drakōn or mythical serpent. Travellers in Libya therefore took a cock with them as protection against the creature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Walters Art Museum has a Greek ivory disc seal, probably 7th century BC, on which a rooster is striding with open beak and raised wing, with snakes above and below it. Such seals were found in sanctuaries including Artemis Orthia at Sparta, Hera Limenia at Perachora and the Argive Heraion.  However this remarkable carnelian intaglio is possibly unique in showing a drakōn specifically - the protrusion below the head is not a lower jaw but a 'beard', opposed by a crest on top of the head.  The dramatic scene poised at the moment just before combat - a composition beloved in late Archaic and early Classical art for its contained tension.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe gem is soon to be reborn in a remarkable one-of-a-kind ring.  Contact to enquire.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KAPISTREE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53492205551952,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0785\/8913\/3136\/files\/12862_8b75bec8-3fc4-4d18-ac0e-dd69c116ad66.jpg?v=1788007583"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.kapistree.com\/collections\/ring.oembed","provider":"KAPISTREE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}