A Rare Greek Silver Ring with Cicada and Serpent Motif, Archaic Period, ca. 6th - 5th century BCE Sculpture - Architectural 1989— Utopia Women’s Paintings -

1989— Utopia Women’s Paintings - the First Works on Canvas

animated effect

Restrung with Etruscan-style antique spacers of 18K gold

Some break lines are left visible with no in-painting to the decoration

the statue remains largely intact and retains its original craftsmanship

A Rare Greek Silver Ring with Cicada and Serpent Motif, Archaic Period, ca. 6th - 5th century BCE Sculpture - Architectural 1989— Utopia Women’s Paintings -An exceptional silver finger ring from Archaic Greece, featuring an intricately rendered cicada in raised relief on the oval bezel. The cicada, with finely incised wing veins and a rounded thorax, is depicted frontally, its body aligned with the long axis of the bezel. The design is both anatomical and stylized, characteristic of the transitional aesthetic between Geometric and Classical Greek metalwork. The bezel is held in place by two finely