Victorian Coral "Ampelos" Cameo Ring zircon with the cross denoting the

with the cross denoting the start/end of the repetition

The goldwork to the front is exceptional

The design is very typically early 20th Century

The Etruscan Revivalist movement began in the mid 19th Century

Victorian Coral "Ampelos" Cameo Ring zircon with the cross denoting theDATE: Victorian, c. 1880 A weird antique ring featuring a hand carved coral cameo, possibly depicting Ampelos personification of the grape vine and lover of Dionysus. Ampelos died tragically, gored by a bull after mocking the goddess Selene. Dionysus turned his body into the first grape vine and his blood to wine. Or, if you prefer Ovid's account, the reckless youth fell picking gaudy grapes on a branch. [Dionysos] lifted the lost boy to the stars,