{"product_id":"regency-carnelian-roman-seal-with-an-intaglio-of-the-greek-goddess-daphne","title":"Regency Carnelian Roman Seal with an Intaglio of the Greek Goddess Daphne","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis 9ct gold seal has a delicate openwork design, which encases a carnelian intaglio of the Greek Goddess Daphne. \u003cspan mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003eIt\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was made circa 1800-1820. This would be very much a souvenir of the Grand Tour. The \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"glossary-tooltip glossary-term-369616\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mce-tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"glossary-link\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"glossary-underline\"\u003ecarnelian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"glossary-tooltip glossary-term-372838\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mce-tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"glossary-link\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"glossary-underline\"\u003eintaglio\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is Roman and depicts a woman standing with a laurel branch. The subject is the Greek Goddess Daphne (Greek D\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eaphnē\u003c\/em\u003e). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn Greek Mythology, the personification of the laurel, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ea tree whose leaves, formed into garlands, were particularly associated with Apollo. \u003c\/span\u003eTraditionally, the special position of the laurel was connected with Apollo’s love for Daphne, the beautiful daughter of a river god, who lived a pastoral existence in either Thessaly, the Peloponnese, or Syria. She rejected every lover, including Apollo. When the god pursued her, Daphne prayed to the Earth or to her father to rescue her, whereupon she was transformed into a laurel. Apollo appropriated the laurel for poets and, in Rome, for triumphs. Daphne was also loved by Leucippus, who was killed because of Apollo’s jealousy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Parkin and Gerrish","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40306076254347,"sku":"271N","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/3428\/6475\/products\/regency-carnelian-roman-seal-with-an-intaglio-of-the-greek-goddess-daphne-parkin-and-gerrish-antique-and-vintage-jewellery-361437.jpg?v=1752055150","url":"https:\/\/parkinandgerrish.com\/ja\/products\/regency-carnelian-roman-seal-with-an-intaglio-of-the-greek-goddess-daphne","provider":"Parkin and Gerrish","version":"1.0","type":"link"}