RARE ANCIENT GOLD RING INTAGLIO APOLLO AND CASSANDRA Start Price USD 1,549.95 Current Price USD 1,549.95 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Wednesday, July 02, 2008 End Time Wednesday, July 09, 2008 Location Kansas City, Missouri See more about 'RARE ANCIENT GOLD RING INTAGLIO APOLLO AND CASSANDRA' Description BEAUTIFUL ANCIENT GRECO ROMAN GOLD RING A STORY INTAGLIO POSSIBLY THE STORY OF CASSANDRA AND APOLLO Apollo fell in love with Cassandra,her father was the last ruler of Troy (King Priam,mother Hecuba and famous brother the Prince Troilus) Paris? Apollo seduced Cassandra on the Promise That he would teach her the art of Prophecy .But after she became prophetic she rejected him. Apollo became so angry at her rejection that he punished her by never allowing her prophecies to be accepted or believed,but her prophecies were true. An example Cassandra foresaw the danger of the Trojan horse and predicted the sack of Troy The citizens of Troy ignored her ,laughing she was thought of as being crazy etc. Troy ignored her and she was given to the Greek king Agamemnon as a war gift. So possibly apollo on side and Cassandra walking away with her Implements for worshipping and prophecy Dating Greco Roman period 1st Century AD or earlier Gold ring intaglio -Greco Roman CARNELIAN INTAGLIO INTAGLIO TESTS GEMSTONE GOLD TESTS 24KT bezel measures -18 mm by 15 mm Ring size 9 1/2 some room               private collection If not happy may return for full refund................. check,money order or paypal will combine orders. RATES HAVE CHANGED Shipping USPS priority mail US 4.60 or $2.00 us air OUT OF USA GLOBAL PRIORITY MAIL OR USPS AIR MAIL CALCULATED SHIPPING HAS INCREASED Thank you very much for viewing this item......please check other items in store Place a Bid!