Georgian "Thessalonike of Macedon" Cameo Ring Size:5.75 with the second dedication added

with the second dedication added later

Modelled in 18k gold

Remarkably good condition considering the age of the piece

After his defeat in 1645

Georgian "Thessalonike of Macedon" Cameo Ring Size:5.75 with the second dedication addedDATE: Cameo: Georgian, c. 1820 A stunning Georgian sardonyx cameo ring dating from the early 19th Century. We believe the figure depicted is Thessalonike of Macedon, daughter of King Philip II and half sister of Alexander the Great. She wears a crested helmet with a mermaid on the side a reference to the Greek myth in which Thessalonike, distraught at the death of Alexander, dives into the sea in an attempt to end her own life. Instead of drowning,