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Intaglio rings
Glyptics, from the Greek gluphéin (“to engrave”), is the art of intaglio engraving. Originating in the Near East, particularly in Mesopotamia with the cylinder seals of the third millennium BCE, it then developed in Egypt in the form of scarabs, then in Greece in various semi-precious stones, before flourishing in Rome, where the cameo, engraved in relief, also appeared. In ancient times, intaglios were most often set in rings and used as personal seals or stamps.
In this tradition, I create unique and exclusive jewellery, entirely handcrafted and resolutely contemporary. I work with amulets, coins and intaglios from ancient civilisations — Greece, Babylon, Egypt, Rome and Mesopotamia.
Each piece is carefully evaluated, its integrity preserved — no glue, no drilling — then transformed into a luxury piece of jewellery, becoming a talisman ring where ancient heritage meets modern elegance.
Lapis Ailé
Ring adorned with an intaglio in lapis lazuli depicting a winged humped bull, set in 18K gold.
In mythology, the bull symbolizes strength, vitality, and fertility.
Persia, Sassanian period, 3rd–7th century.
Roma
Piece depicting on the obverse the helmeted head of Roma, in silver and set in 18K gold.
The Phrygian helmet is adorned with a griffin’s head, symbolizing victorious Rome.
The X on the left is a mark of value, indicating that one denarius was worth ten asses, or ten copper coins. This type of denarius was struck almost exclusively in Italy between 215 and 140 BC, before new iconographic types began to appear.
Rome, 215–140 BC.
Temple Romain
Ring adorned with a carnelian intaglio depicting a temple — a very rare motif in ancient Rome. Set in 18K gold.
753 BC – 476 AD.
Camée romantique
Ring adorned with a cameo depicting a female profile, Europe, Romantic period. Set in 18K gold, with a band of stylized gold granules.
Late 18th – early 19th century.
Intaille aux paons
Ring featuring a tricolour agate intaglio depicting a bird surrounded by two peacocks amid flowers.
Mounted with its negative impression, in 18K gold.
Greco-Roman art, 753 BC – 476 AD.
Péridot trois couleurs
Ring featuring a peridot stone, set in 18K gold with a relief effect and a sculpted silver band.
Singe en cornaline
Carnelian stone depicting Thoth.
Set in an 18K gold claw mount.
Thoth is the son of Horus and Seth. The birth of the moon is linked to the appearance of the Eye of Horus and the coming into being of the god Thoth.
He acts as arbiter among the gods, protects Isis during her pregnancy, and heals her son Horus.
He is depicted as a baboon or an ibis.
Egypt, New Kingdom to Roman period, 1580–30 BC.
Agathe au cerf
Agate intaglio engraved with a bucolic scene depicting a deer beneath a stylized tree.
Set in 18K gold, accompanied by its facing impression.
Ancient Rome, 6th–4th century BC.
Scarabée vert d’eau
Green lapis lazuli scarab.
Set in an 18K gold mount.
The word scarab, kheper, is used to write the verb “to become” and to denote the coronation of the king. The scarab thus symbolizes the daily rebirth of the sun. Protector of the living, it also embodies rebirth for the dead.
Egypt, New Kingdom to Ptolemaic period, 1580–367 BC.
Agathe au philosophe
Tricolour agate ring depicting the profile of a philosopher.
Glass paste mounted in 18K gold with coiled wire detailing.
Ancient Rome, 753 BC – 476 AD.
Apis
Carnelian amulet depicting the sacred bull Apis, set in an 18K gold claw mount.
Apis, the sacred bull, was an object of veneration — a symbol of fertility and physical strength.
Egypt, New Kingdom to Roman period, 1580–30 BC.
Lave dorée
Ring featuring a lava stone set with a central gold bead.
Silver band.
Lion doré
Carnelian cylinder depicting a remarkable bucolic scene: a priest and a lion beneath a tree.
Mounted with its facing impression, in 18K gold.
Ancient Rome, 6th–4th century BC.
Bague Senet
Ring composed of a Senet game die, cylindrical in shape, carved in lapis lazuli.
Senet, comparable to our modern game of the goose, was played on a board of thirty squares. It was highly prized by the aristocracy and often depicted in frescoes, where a pharaoh, queen, or noble is shown playing with a god — symbolizing their passage to the afterlife and their right to enter the realm of Osiris.
Egypt, New Kingdom to Roman period, 1550–30 BC.
Bague cocktail
Topped with a cushion-cut hessonite garnet, set in an 18K gold mount composed of interlaced wires.
France, 1950s.
Aigue marine
Stone from Ceylon, set in 18K gold and hammered silver.
Perle Millefiori
Mosaic faience piece depicting colorful flowers on a green background. Set in 18K gold with a silver band.
In their original function, these beads were not currency but decorative jewelry or protective talismans.
Ancient Rome, 50 BC – 350 AD.
Bouquetin Lapis
Scaraboid seal engraved with an ibex, made of lapis-blue glass paste. Set in 18K gold with a silver band.
Orient, 5th–4th century BC.
Camée précieux
Cameo depicting a woman’s profile, set in 18K gold. Like the intaglio, the cameo belongs to the art of glyptics. Unlike intaglios, which are engraved in hollow, cameos are carved in relief.
The term cameo comes from the Italian “cameo”, likely referring to the camaïeu of colored layers in the stones used.
Its golden age reached its height under Emperor Augustus, in the 1st century AD.
Plastron diamanté
Ring composed of a gold plastron button adorned at its center with an old-cut diamond.
France, 19th century.
Plastron diamanté
Ancient coin rings
The first currency appeared around 650 BC in the Mediterranean basin. Its inventor is believed to be Gyges, king of Lydia, a kingdom in Asia Minor bordering the Aegean Sea. Long before that, China had been using forms of currency since the end of the Neolithic period, notably cowrie shells, which were used as a medium of exchange.
Some ancient coins were minted in quantities of only a few hundred, others in the thousands. They have survived through the ages, bearing witness to the continuous trade between people, close to art and beauty. Simple everyday objects have become works of art, imbued with history and symbolism.
Artaban
Ring featuring a silver coin depicting Artabanus II, bareheaded, wearing a triple diadem with a knot falling behind the neck, mounted in 18K gold.
Parthian Kingdom, 12–40 AD.
Alexandre le Grand
Ring featuring a silver tetradrachm of Alexander the Great wearing the horn of the god Ammon; on the reverse, Athena, goddess of war and wisdom. Set in 18K gold.
Alexander was born in 356 BC, the son of Philip II, king of Macedon, who was assassinated in 336. At the age of 20, Alexander embarked on a series of conquests, advancing through Asia to the Indus, and triumphing in Anatolia, Lebanon, Egypt, and Persia, founding numerous cities along the way.
His epic journey ended abruptly in Babylon, where he succumbed to a sudden fever in 323 BC, leaving no heir.
Thrace, 306–282 BC.
Solidus Théodose
Solidus struck in Constantinople, depicting Theodosius II, in 24K gold.
A learned ruler, the Eastern Roman emperor Theodosius II founded the University of Constantinople, then the capital of the Roman Empire.
402–450 AD.
Alexandre sculpté
Ring featuring a tetradrachm of Alexander the Great wearing the horn of the god Ammon.
Set in 18K gold with a textured relief mount.
Thrace, 306–282 BC.