Lost Owl Janus Intaglio Signet Ring mid-century antenna and a gold textured

antenna and a gold textured thorax

Some light wear consistent with age

It's crafted in 15 carat yellow gold with partial English hallmarks inside the band

with bright purple paste gemstones set in pinchbeck

The pendant mount is Georgian

Lost Owl Janus Intaglio Signet Ring mid-century antenna and a gold texturedAn intaglio signet ring by Lost Owl. The Roman god Janus is rendered in bloodstone, looking forwards and back. Janus is the god of beginnings, gates, transitions, time, duality, doorways, passages, frames, and endings. He is usually depicted as having a double sided head. Januss religious history is notably complex and obscure. His earliest sphere of influence was the doorway itself (ianua meaning door in Latin), but he gradually came to embody