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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 12180069, member: 5833&quot;]Despite the small size for a modern hand, Zeus/Jupiter may have once been on the hand of a soldier.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>An observation I have made when looking at Roman rings is that the cameo or intaglio, no matter which way is up for the figure or scene carved on it, is always set with its long axis parallel to the band, even if, as in this case, it means the figure/scene is sideways to both wearer &amp; viewer.&nbsp; This knowledge does not protect one from conscientious fakes, but can be useful in spotting modern attempts at looking like an antiquity.&nbsp; Of course there are many instances of genuinely old engraved gems being set in modern rings, usually with the long axis of the gem being mounted perpendicular to the band.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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