Neoclassical Zeus Cameo Ring

Neoclassical Zeus Cameo RingZeus was the third son and sixth and final child born to the Titans Cronus and Rhea. After castrating his father, Uranus, Cronus became the supreme ruler of the cosmos. Cronus had received a terrifying prophecy from his parents (Gaia and Uranus) that suggested one of his children would eventually usurp him, as he had his own father, so as each child was in turn born, Cronus ate them whole. Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, and Poseidon all ended up in the

Hallmarks: French eagle head

and the stone rests in a platinum Tiffany-style setting with pointed claws

Cool vintage silver bracelet set with eight colourful gem specimens in oval bezel mounts

tested as 18ct gold and platinumCondition: Great antique condition

so the Mycenaean king set him an eighth labour (to return with the man-eating horses owned by the Thracian king Diomedes)

and had already served as consul

formed as a square with scalloped

resulting in a number of grim robberies that made it into the press:

The wing-footed

and similar crosses have been commonly used by European monarchs as far back as the 9th century

He travelled across the sky each day in his solar barque

Chester hallmarks confirm its gold content and accurately date it to the year 1914