Ring in 18K yellow gold, in an elegant circular form, set with a cameo on shell representing a satyr surprising a sleeping Venus.
It is an exquisite work from the late 16th century.

Aphrodite, also known as Venus, was the Roman goddess of beauty, love, fertility and prosperity.

Finger size: 7
Diameter: 2.60 cm
Gross weight: 6.70 g

A similar setting can be found in the gem collection of the archaeological museum of Florence.
(Le gemme dei Medici e dei Lorena, nel museo archeologico dei firenze, edited by Luigi Tondo & Franca Maria Vanni. Centro Di, 1990, numbers 121, 121a, 121b, 121c page 124)