Victorian Venus & Mars Onyx Cameo Signet Ring Size:11 but of the brevity and

but of the brevity and transience of life itself

a few of stones are cracked and/or display some natural discolouration

Persian Turquoise

Head: 16 x 13mm

and Peruzzi cuts - the latter two being the earliest exampled of the brilliant cut family

Victorian Venus & Mars Onyx Cameo Signet Ring Size:11 but of the brevity andDATE: Victorian, c. 1890 Love & War. A substantial antique signet ring set with an onyx cameo depicting Venus and Mars, both in profile facing to the right, the former rendered in white with Mars in black. The union between Mars and Venus was of particular importance to the Romans, who viewed them as a complementary pair (whilst conveniently ignoring the adulterous implications of their relationship). The uniting of deities representing Love and War