Georgian 18ct Gold Ring With Intaglio Of Centurion’s Head

A rare 18ct75% pure gold (or 750 parts pure gold and 250 parts other metals) gold GeorgianJewellery made in the Georgian era (1714-1830). ring that was made circa 1800-1820. It has been set with a carnelian​A translucent red variety of chalcedony which in its turn is a form of cryptocrystalline quartz. ​Carnelian has​ been known and used since antiquity when it was sourced from the surfaces of the Egyptian and Arabian deserts. The ​most prized carnelian has a true blood-red color. stone that has a carved intaglioAn engraved stone, the opposite of a cameo, with a recessed design cut below the surface of the stone. Intaglio designs are common for signet rings and fob seals. of a Centurion’s head with a bird on his helmet. The carnelian has changed colour from a deep red to it’s present colour over the years.