Georgian "Prosopon" Greek Theatre Mask Cameo Ring snake The stone is unusually cut

The stone is unusually cut

Width of links: 4

is carved with a very Roman-looking lady

A cool Georgian cameo ring dating from the turn of the 19th Century

Georgian "Prosopon" Greek Theatre Mask Cameo Ring snake The stone is unusually cutDATE: Cameo, Georgian, c. 1820 Ring mount, contemporary Theatre was one of the defining elements of ancient Greek culture, centred around Athens, and flourishing from 700 BC. The theatrical masks worn by the actors, known as prosopon (literally "face") served a range of important purposes, and would go on to become an important feature of the worship of Dionysus. During plays, however, they allowed individual actors to play more than one role (or