Victorian Cupid Cameo Ring earrings 60ct old European cut diamond

60ct old European cut diamond flanked

Stones: Carré &

It's set with five old European cut diamonds - icy white colour - totalling half a carat in weight

Light wear consistent with age including some facet edge abrasion to the sapphire

Victorian Cupid Cameo Ring earrings 60ct old European cut diamondVictorian ring set with a malachite cameo depicting Cupid playing the double pipes, a subject that appears numerous times in the archaeological record (such as this Roman lamp in the British Museum and these two from MFA Boston: ring, oil flask). Crafted in 15 carat gold with a simple cut down setting, this ring dates from the mid Victorian period, circa 1870. The double pipes, or the Aulos, were said to have been created by Athena to mimic the wails